42 Dead In Latest Ebola Outbreak In DR Congo WHO
The highly contagious haemorrhagic fever has killed some 15,000 people in Africa over the past 50 years.
An Ebola outbreak declared in the DR Congo in early September has caused 42 deaths out of 64 confirmed cases.
The risk of it spreading in the region is moderate, the WHO said Wednesday.
Health authorities in DR Congo began rolling out a vaccine programme against the often fatal virus two weeks ago.
The highly contagious haemorrhagic fever has killed some 15,000 people in Africa over the past 50 years.
A nurse holds a vial of the Ebola Sudan vaccine during the launch of an Ebola trial vaccination campaign at Mulago Referral Hospital in Kampala on February 3, 2025. (Photo by Badru Katumba / AFP)
The deadliest Ebola outbreak in the DRC, between 2018 and 2020, killed nearly 2,300 people.
Last month’s vaccination campaign followed the announcement of a resurgence of the disease in the central province of Kasai.
‘Increased Risk Of Spread’
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus posted on X that “at this time, 64 people have had Ebola in the DRC, of which 42 have died.”
He added that the UN health agency and its partners are supporting the government-led response.
The WHO estimates a risk of further spread as high on a national level but moderate in the wider region.
It says the outbreak is fuelled by insufficient protective equipment, incomplete contact tracing, late detection, and unsafe burial practices.
It added that high population mobility in the country and reliance on traditional healers, increased the risk of spread.
The highly contagious haemorrhagic fever has killed some 15,000 people in Africa over the past 50 years.
An Ebola outbreak declared in the DR Congo in early September has caused 42 deaths out of 64 confirmed cases.
The risk of it spreading in the region is moderate, the WHO said Wednesday.
Health authorities in DR Congo began rolling out a vaccine programme against the often fatal virus two weeks ago.
The highly contagious haemorrhagic fever has killed some 15,000 people in Africa over the past 50 years.
A nurse holds a vial of the Ebola Sudan vaccine during the launch of an Ebola trial vaccination campaign at Mulago Referral Hospital in Kampala on February 3, 2025. (Photo by Badru Katumba / AFP)
The deadliest Ebola outbreak in the DRC, between 2018 and 2020, killed nearly 2,300 people.
Last month’s vaccination campaign followed the announcement of a resurgence of the disease in the central province of Kasai.
‘Increased Risk Of Spread’
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus posted on X that “at this time, 64 people have had Ebola in the DRC, of which 42 have died.”
He added that the UN health agency and its partners are supporting the government-led response.
The WHO estimates a risk of further spread as high on a national level but moderate in the wider region.
It says the outbreak is fuelled by insufficient protective equipment, incomplete contact tracing, late detection, and unsafe burial practices.
It added that high population mobility in the country and reliance on traditional healers, increased the risk of spread.
42 Dead In Latest Ebola Outbreak In DR Congo WHO
The highly contagious haemorrhagic fever has killed some 15,000 people in Africa over the past 50 years.
An Ebola outbreak declared in the DR Congo in early September has caused 42 deaths out of 64 confirmed cases.
The risk of it spreading in the region is moderate, the WHO said Wednesday.
Health authorities in DR Congo began rolling out a vaccine programme against the often fatal virus two weeks ago.
The highly contagious haemorrhagic fever has killed some 15,000 people in Africa over the past 50 years.
A nurse holds a vial of the Ebola Sudan vaccine during the launch of an Ebola trial vaccination campaign at Mulago Referral Hospital in Kampala on February 3, 2025. (Photo by Badru Katumba / AFP)
The deadliest Ebola outbreak in the DRC, between 2018 and 2020, killed nearly 2,300 people.
Last month’s vaccination campaign followed the announcement of a resurgence of the disease in the central province of Kasai.
‘Increased Risk Of Spread’
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus posted on X that “at this time, 64 people have had Ebola in the DRC, of which 42 have died.”
He added that the UN health agency and its partners are supporting the government-led response.
The WHO estimates a risk of further spread as high on a national level but moderate in the wider region.
It says the outbreak is fuelled by insufficient protective equipment, incomplete contact tracing, late detection, and unsafe burial practices.
It added that high population mobility in the country and reliance on traditional healers, increased the risk of spread.
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