Via Radio Okapi, more on the undiagnosed outbreak: Mai-Ndombe: unidentified disease kills three in Ibunu village. The Google translation:
The village Ibunu in the Kiri territory in Mai-Ndombe has been affected for a week by an abnormal pathological phenomenon, which has killed three people, said Thursday, January 16, the provincial minister of health.
It is a disease that causes fever, rashes and vomiting. It is not Ebola virus disease, but another pathology not yet identified, assured the provincial minister of health in Mai-Ndombe, Dr Bola Mbomba Nteko.
According to local sources, the symptoms of this disease are: fever, rash and vomiting mixed with blood and pus.
So far, three people have died and three patients are being treated. When this disease first appeared, people believed it was Ebola virus disease. This allegation created panic in this country.
Immediately alerted, Bola Mbomba Nteko went to Ibunu on Sunday to inquire about the situation. The samples were taken and sent to the INRB in Kinshasa, and the results indicate that it is not Ebola virus disease.
The provincial health minister calls on the local population to calm down, adding that the relevant services are working to control the situation.
