After health officials in the southern Kasai province confirmed a case, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is in the midst of a new Ebola outbreak.
The country’s suspected case count now stands at 28, with 15 deaths, according to a report released on Thursday by the Ministry of Health, which was made public by a 34-year-old pregnant woman.
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At a press conference in the capital Kinshasa, Health Minister Roger Kamba stated that “these figures are provisional because investigations are still being conducted.”
The Bulape and Mweka areas of Kasai province have been the victims of the outbreak, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) report. Patients show typical Ebola symptoms, including fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and hemorrhaging, respectively.
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The UN agency announced that it has appointed experts to work with the DRC’s own response team to “improve rapidly” the health facilities’ ability to prevent and control disease. Additionally, it stated that it would deliver the Central African nation two tons of medical and laboratory supplies.
The WHO’s regional director for Africa, Mohamed Janabi, stated, “We’re working with determination to stop the spread of the virus and protect communities.” We are working closely with the health authorities to quickly increase crucial response measures to end the outbreak as soon as possible, based on the nation’s long-standing expertise in controlling viral disease outbreaks.
The northwestern Equateur province’s Ebola outbreak is the 16th to strike the DRC, with the last one occurring in April 2022. Authorities announced the outbreak had ended after about a month and a half.
Source: Aljazeera
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