The Ministry of Health has published Ebola DRC - Evolution of the response to the Ebola epidemic on Thursday February 28 2019. Excerpt from the Google translation:
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION IN THE PROVINCES OF NORTH KIVU AND ITURI
Thursday, February 28, 2019
The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated February 27, 2019:
• Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 885, of which 820 are confirmed and 65 are probable. In total, there were 555 deaths (490 confirmed and 65 probable).
• 227 suspected cases under investigation;
• 6 new confirmed cases, including 5 in Katwa and 1 in Kalunguta;
º The new case confirmed in Kalunguta is a known contact of a confirmed case of Katwa who had refused follow-up and vaccination.
• 2 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Katwa and 1 in Kalunguta (all community deaths);
• 1 new person healed out of CTE de Beni.
/! \ Cleaning databases in progress: Revision of the database of people cured. We will start sharing the number of cures as soon as the revision is complete.
News of the response
Minister's visit to Butembo
• On Thursday, February 28, 2019, the Minister of Health, Dr. Oly Ilunga Kalenga, accompanied by the Representative of the WHO in the DRC, went to Butembo to inquire about the situation on the ground following the two arson that destroyed Ebola Treatment Centers in Katwa and Butembo.
• These two incidents greatly disrupted the response teams. For several days, these teams have been the target of attacks and threats that have significantly slowed down the response activities, particularly the follow-up of contacts, the investigation of alerts, the vaccination of contacts, and the prevention and control activities. infections (PCI). Thus, it will be expected a significant upsurge of cases in health areas of Katwa and Butembo in the coming days. The Minister met with members of the sub-coordination and field teams to reassure them of the full support of the Ministry of Health.
• With the mayor of the city and the coordinator of the Butembo sub-coordination, the Minister visited the sites of the two burned CTEs. The Minister urged the Mayor of Butembo that it will be impossible to control the epidemic in the city until the security of the agents of the response is assured.
Vaccination
• Since the beginning of vaccination on 8 August 2018, 84,361 persons have been vaccinated , including 21,662 in Katwa, 20,703 in Beni, 10,512 in Butembo, 6,109 in Mabalako, 2,839 in Kalunguta, 2,604 in Goma, 2,317 in Komanda, 2,084 in Oicha, 1,813 to Mandima, 1,357 to Karisimbi, 1,325 to Kyondo, 1,283 to Kayina, 1,094 to Bunia, 1,064 to Vuhovi, 920 to Masereka, 772 to Mutwanga, 769 to Lubero, 767 to Biena, 620 to Rutshuru, 583 to Musienene, 527 in Nyankunde, 496 in Mangurujipa, 426 in Rwampara (Ituri), 355 in Tchomia, 333 in Lolwa, 280 in Mambasa, 254 in Alimbongo, 207 in Kirotshe, 161 in Nyiragongo, 97 in Watsa (Haut-Uélé) and 13 in Kisangani.
• The only vaccine to be used in this outbreak is the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, manufactured by the pharmaceutical group Merck, following approval by the Ethics Committee in its decision of 19 May 2018.
