The World Health Organization says supplies for Ebola testing have been exhausted in three laboratories in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North and South Kivu provinces, which stalls laboratory confirmation of suspected cases. Multiple outlets report that the affected labs have depleted their stock used to test for Ebola virus of the Bundibugyo species. The reporting links the testing shortfall to the wider context of a growing number of Ebola infections in the country’s affected provinces. While the articles describe the impact on testing capacity, they do not specify when the shortages began, how quickly additional supplies might be delivered, or what interim measures the health authorities are using to continue diagnostics. The WHO’s statement forms the basis of the reports, indicating that the immediate problem is a lack of testing materials at the three designated facilities. Overall, the accounts agree that laboratory testing is currently constrained because essential supplies have run out, limiting the ability to conduct Bundibugyo-species Ebola testing at those sites.
WHO says Ebola testing supplies run out at three labs in DR Congo
The World Health Organization says supplies for Ebola testing have been exhausted in three laboratories in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North and South Kivu provinces, which stalls laboratory co...
- The WHO reports that three laboratories in North and South Kivu are out of Ebola testing supplies.
- The shortages stall testing for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola.
- The laboratories affected are located in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Multiple outlets link the reduced testing capacity to an increase in Ebola infections in the region.
Three laboratories in South and North Kivu provinces have depleted supplies, says the WHO
9 hours agoThe World Health Organisation says three laboratories in the Democratic Republic of Congo have run out of supplies to test for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola.
1 day agoThe World Health Organisation says three laboratories in the Democratic Republic of Congo have run out of supplies to test for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola.
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