The Ministry of Health has published Ebola DRC - Evolution of the response to the Ebola epidemic in North Kivu and Ituri on Tuesday February 19 2019. Excerpt from the Google translation:
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION IN THE PROVINCES OF NORTH KIVU AND ITURI
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated February 18, 2019:
• Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 844, 779 confirmed and 65 probable. In total, there were 528 deaths (463 confirmed and 65 probable) and 255 people cured.
• 196 suspected cases under investigation;
• 4 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Katwa and 1 in Butembo;
• 2 new deaths from confirmed cases in Katwa, all are community deaths;
• 2 new people healed out of Butembo CTE.
/! \ Cleaning up the current database: changes in deaths of confirmed cases and cures.
News of the response
Mastering the Ebola outbreak in Beni
• This Tuesday, February 19, 2019 marks the 21 th day with no new confirmed cases of Ebola in the Beni area of health. This is a major breakthrough after the outbreak that peaked between September and November 2018. We can consider that the Ebola outbreak is currently under control in Beni. Other health zones that have not reported a new confirmed case of Ebola in the last 21 days are Kayina, Mandima, Musienene, Nyankunde and Tchomia.
• However, there is still a risk of resumption of the epidemic in Beni because of frequent population displacements between Beni and neighboring areas where the epidemic remains active, including Butembo and Katwa.
• The health zones of Katwa and Butembo remain the main focus of the epidemic at present. In the last 21 days, 92 new confirmed Ebola cases were reported, of which 58 (or 63%) were in Katwa and 16 (or 17%) were in Butembo.
• As a reminder, the epidemic will be officially over when the country has not registered any new cases of Ebola for 42 days, ie twice 21 days (the incubation period of the virus).
Vaccination
• Since the start of vaccination on 8 August 2018, 81,306 persons have been vaccinated , including 20,664 in Katwa, 20,547 in Beni, 9,769 in Butembo, 6,109 in Mabalako, 2,746 in Kalunguta, 2,501 in Goma, 2,280 in Komanda, 2,053 in Oicha, 1,663 to Mandima, 1,325 to Kyondo, 1,283 to Kayina, 1,187 to Karisimbi, 1,094 to Bunia, 1,064 to Vuhovi, 920 to Masereka, 772 to Mutwanga, 767 to Biena, 700 to Lubero, 590 to Rutshuru, 576 to Musienene, 527 in Nyankunde, 496 in Mangurujipa, 355 in Tchomia, 376 in Rwampara (Ituri), 254 in Alimbongo, 230 in Mambasa, 207 in Kirotshe, 141 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.
Recent Comments