Via Radio Okapi: Ebola in Beni: the mayor invites the population to be vaccinated "immediately." The Google translation:
The mayor of Beni (North Kivu), senior chief commissioner Narcisse Kashale Muteba, calls on the population of his jurisdiction to be vaccinated "immediately", once in contact with the Ebola virus disease. In his message to the population on Tuesday, October 12, he also asked all residents to receive and facilitate the work of health actors who come to stop the spread of this disease.
"Anyone who acknowledges having been in contact with the confirmed Ebola patient agrees to be vaccinated as soon as possible and to be followed for 21 days," said Senior Senior Commissioner Narcisse Muteba.
The urban authority also calls for the respect of barrier measures.
"The city of Beni is not its first experience of living the Ebola epidemic, I am convinced that each of us will be able to fulfill our duty, that of contributing by all means in order to immediately stop the spread of this disease," indicated the mayor of Beni.
The Ebola virus epidemic has resurfaced in the Beni health zone since October 8. The previous Ebola outbreak in North Kivu province was declared on February 7, with 12 cases, including six deaths, and its declared end, three months later, on May 3.
