Ebola Reaches New DRC Province

The authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced that the Ebola outbreak has spread to Sud-Ubangi Province in the northwest of the country, after the confirmation of the "Bondibugyo" strain in one sample. The province is located far from the previous areas where cases had been recorded, and the source of the infection or the existence of an epidemiological link remains unknown. However, the authorities are taking measures to increase surveillance and treatment efforts. So far, the country has reported 6,843 confirmed cases, including 3,310 deaths, with a case fatality rate of 48.4%. This outbreak is the largest and deadliest in the country’s history and the second worldwide after the West Africa outbreak (2014-2016).

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