The Ministry of Health has published EBOLA DRC - Evolution of the response to the Ebola epidemic in North Kivu as of Monday September 10 2018. Note that the suspected case in Kisangani has tested negative. Excerpt from the Google translation:
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION IN THE PROVINCE OF NORTH KIVU
Monday, September 10, 2018
The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated September 9, 2018:
• A total of 132 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 101 confirmed and 31 probable.
ª Of the 101 confirmed, 60 died and 36 are cured.
• 9 suspected cases are under investigation.
• 1 new confirmed case in Butembo.
º This is a man whose wife was one of confirmed cases of Mandima. The tests on his blood samples were negative, but the Ebola virus was identified in his sperm. He became ill during August and was admitted to the Makeke Health Center in the Mandima Health Zone (Ituri). He refused to transfer to Mangina's Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) but fled to Butembo and his illness had progressed well. During his recovery period, his wife visited him. Later, she became ill and was confirmed as suffering from Ebola.
• 1 confirmed case death in Beni
• 1 new person healed in Beni.
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 probable case category 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
Epidemiological surveillance
• The Ministry of Health has received a haemorrhagic fever alert in Kisangani, the provincial capital of Tshopo. These are three girls from the same family returning from a vacation in Mambasa, a neighboring town in Mandima Health Zone where 9 confirmed cases of Ebola were recorded. All three samples were collected and sent to the Beni laboratory for analysis. The results are negative.
Vaccination
• Since the start of vaccination August 8, 2018, 7 .780 people were vaccinated , including 3,503 in Mabalako, 2284 in Beni, in 1257 Mandima 287 in Butembo, 220 Masereka, 121 Oicha, 70 and 38 to Katwa Kinshasa (medical staff to deploy).
