Via Provinces 26 RDC: DRC-Ebola in Mbandaka: no new confirmed case for a week. The Google translation, slightly edited:
No new confirmed case of the Ebola virus disease has been recorded for a week, to the day, in the city of Mbandaka in Equateur province. The last case was recorded on April 25, and died a day later.
The latest data made public by the health authorities show a total of 2 confirmed cases, a man and a woman [all deceased], in the health zone of Mbandaka alone.
Since Wednesday April 27, the vaccination campaign against Ebola has been launched. It concerns people who have come into contact with a patient suffering from Ebola, as well as front-line workers.
So far, 175 people have been vaccinated. The total number of contacts listed is 334 people.
Meanwhile, the Governor of Equateur calls on the population to be vigilant and to respect the health measures enacted, in order to stop the spread of this epidemic.
In a message made public, Governor Bobo Boloko asks residents to immediately refer suspected cases within their various entities to nearby health structures for appropriate care.
"Our province is now in an epidemic of the Ebola virus disease. I want to inform you that it is a very dangerous, contagious and often fatal disease. It is transmitted by direct contact with blood, urine, stool, vomit, saliva, semen, vaginal secretions, sweat and manipulation of the body of a patient with or who has died of Ebola. And by the consumption of wild and domestic animals found dead. In case of headache, fever, abdominal pain, hiccups, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, red eyes and sometimes bleeding. This is why before eating, preparing, breastfeeding and changing babies' diapers, after the toilet, on returning home, we wash our hands with soap and clean water.
Note that this 14th Ebola epidemic has been officially declared in Mbandaka. This is the third outbreak in this province since 2018.
