The Ministry of Health has published EBOLA DRC - Evolution of the response to the Ebola epidemic in the province of North Kivu on Sunday, September 2, 2018. Excerpt from the Google translation:
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION IN THE PROVINCE OF NORTH KIVU
Sunday, September 2, 2018
The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated 1 September 2018:
• A total of 120 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 90 confirmed and 30 probable.
• 12 suspected cases are under investigation.
• No new cases confirmed.
• 5 people healed
• 2 confirmed cases, including 1 in Beni and 1 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
Surveillance
• 4,209 contacts have been registered since 17 August 2018.
• To date, 1,739,648 travelers have been checked at the 36 entry points activated.
Vaccination
• Since the start of vaccination on August 8, 2018, 5,773 people have been vaccinated , including 3,036 in Mabalako, 1,560 in Beni, 1,037 in Mandima, 121 in Oicha and 19 in Kinshasa.
