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WHO Investigating New Ebola Case in DR Congo
WHO Investigating New Ebola Case in DR Congo
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The World Health Organization is investigating a new case of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, months after the end of a... 09.10.2021, Sputnik International
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The Congolese health ministry confirmed on Friday that a child who died in the eastern North Kivu Province on October 6 had contracted the viral disease.The patient came from Butsili, which is close to the town of Beni, the epicenter of the previous large outbreak, and to Butembo, which experienced a new Ebola outbreak in May.Congo’s last major outbreak of Ebola-infected 3,481 people between 2018 and 2020, killing 2,299. The flare-up in Butembo was over after three months with 11 confirmed cases and six deaths.
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WHO Investigating New Ebola Case in DR Congo
21:07 GMT 09.10.2021 (Updated: 11:10 GMT 24.11.2022) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The World Health Organization is investigating a new case of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, months after the end of a previous outbreak was declared, the WHO chief said Saturday.
The Congolese health ministry confirmed on Friday that a child who died in the eastern North Kivu Province on October 6 had contracted the viral disease.
"WHO
is working with the government of DRC on the investigation of a case of Ebola in North Kivu," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted.
The patient came from Butsili, which is close to the town of Beni, the epicenter of the previous large outbreak, and to Butembo, which
experienced a new Ebola outbreak in May.
Congo’s last major outbreak of Ebola-infected 3,481 people between 2018 and 2020, killing 2,299. The flare-up in Butembo was over after three months with 11 confirmed cases and six deaths.
