The Ministry of Health has published EBOLA DRC - Evolution of the response to the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu province on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. The numbers keep rising. Excerpt from the Google translation:
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION IN THE PROVINCE OF NORTH KIVU
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated 14 August 2018:
• A total of 73 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 46 confirmed and 27 probable.
• 40 suspected cases are under investigation.
• 7 new confirmed cases in Mabalako, including 1 care provider from the Mangina Reference Health Center. All of these new confirmed cases are probable and known case contacts.
• 1 confirmed case death in Mabalako.
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
Supported
• The work of the Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) in Beni has been completed and the transfer of patients will begin.
Vaccination
• Belt vaccination of identified contacts of confirmed cases reported in Mandima Health Zone, Ituri Province, started on Wednesday, August 15, 2018.
