Ebola in the DRC: in Ituri, Bambu affected by the epidemic, the WHO confirms a “much larger” situation
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In eastern DRC, the Ebola epidemic continues to rage.
In eastern DRC, the Ebola epidemic continues to rage. The official situation report from the INSP and the WHO, published Thursday 21, mentions for the first time the Bambu health zone among the areas affected by the Ebola Bundibugyo epidemic in Ituri: one confirmed case, two suspects, 128 identified contact cases. None had yet been followed up as of May 20. Bambu is the eighth health zone affected in Ituri. This Friday, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus published the latest figures: 82 confirmed cases, 7 confirmed deaths, nearly 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths.
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