The Ministry of Health has published EBOLA DRC - Evolution of the response to the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu Province on Thursday, August 30, 2018. Excerpt from the Google translation:
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION IN NORTH KIVU PROVINCE
Thursday 30 August 2018
The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated August 29, 2018:
• A total of 116 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 86 confirmed and 30 probable.
• 8 suspected cases are under investigation, including 3 community deaths for which samples have been collected.
• 1 new case confirmed to Beni.
• 1 new person healed.
Remarks:
• To avoid that the total number of cases varies (up or down) daily, the suspect cases have been placed in a separate category. Thus, suspect cases with positive laboratory tests will be added to the confirmed category, while negative ones (non-cases) will be removed from the table.
• The category of probable cases includes all reported deaths for which it was not possible to obtain biological samples for laboratory confirmation. The investigations will determine whether these deaths are related to the epidemic or not.
News of the response
* ERRATUM BULLETIN OF WEDNESDAY 29 AUGUST 2018 *
• It was indeed Wednesday, August 29, 2018 and not June 29 that the Minister of Health went to the National Assembly.
• The Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 35 cases of polioviruses between February 2017 and August 2018.
Visit Beni response activities
• On Thursday, August 30, 2018, the Minister of Health, Dr. Oly Ilunga Kalenga, led a guided tour of the headquarters of the Beni response for the mayor of the city, the district leaders and other community leaders to explain to them different components of the response. The delegation then went to the Beni Ebola Treatment Center, which gave them a better understanding of how case management is going on. These visits were very important for these community leaders to reassure and respond to the concerns of their communities regarding the epidemic and the care of patients.
• The Minister of Health then met with provincial education officials, private and public school associations, teachers 'unions and several representatives of Beni's parents' associations. The Minister asked that everyone be involved so that we can create a reassuring framework to preserve the health of children.
Vaccination
• Since the start of vaccination on August 8, 2018, 4,851 people have been vaccinated , including 2,523 in Mabalako, 1,176 in Beni, 1,017 in Mandima, 121 in Oicha and 14 in Kinshasa (members of a new medical team to deploy).
