Via Koma Ebola: A first since the beginning of the epidemic: No confirmed cases of Ebola at ETC Butembo. The Google translation:
For the first time since the beginning of the epidemic, Butembo's Ebola treatment center (CTE) has no confirmed cases of Ebola.
The information was made public in the daily bulletin of the technical secretariat which gives the epidemiological situation of Ebola virus disease in North Kivu and Ituri.
"Butembo's Ebola Treatment Center (CTE) in North Kivu no longer has a confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease. The last two confirmed cases supported in this CTE have been released since Sunday, October 07, 2019 and have been reintegrated this Tuesday, October 08, 2019 in their respective communities by the teams of the response dealing with survivors' psychosocial burden," says the document.
Upon hearing the news, the inhabitants of Butembo town, at one of the hottest points of the epidemic, exulted. They praise the efforts of the teams against Ebola and hope that this disease is mastered permanently.
In a micro ride realized by KomaEbola on this topic, we note an overall satisfaction of the population. "It is information that I receive with joy. It's great to see that there are no more cases recorded at Butembo. I encourage the teams to respond and I hope the situation continues as well. It's an impeccable job that these teams lead," said one resident.
"In any case, we congratulate the teams of the response. This is our joy because this disease has ravaged most of our knowledge and the members of our families. The population must continue to put into practice the measures given by the teams of the response to eradicate this disease. Once the disease is eradicated, we will apply our usual practices," said another.
Visiting CTE on Tuesday, community relays and youth leaders were given the same information and found the facts themselves. "Here is the block of confirmed Ebola (...). But God is great, today we have no more confirmed cases. The last confirmed patients were discharged last Sunday," explained to the visitors, Evariste Kakule Kikandu, one of the communicators of the CTE of Butembo.
It should be noted that since Sunday, October 6, CTE Butembo has not experienced any positive case. Of the 58 suspected cases in the morning of Tuesday, October 8, 21 were released. This means that the CTE Butembo currently has 37 suspected cases.
