An employee of the U.N. in eastern Congo tests positive for Ebola
An employee of the U.N. in eastern Congo tests positive for Ebola
GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Reuters) - A plumber working for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo tested positive for Ebola, the first case of a worker in the country said on Friday. the UN that contracted the disease. The current outbreak.
It is believed that the plumber contracted the virus at a health center in the city of Beni administered by a traditional healer where someone with Ebola had sought treatment, the ministry said in a daily bulletin.
The Ebola outbreak on the eastern borders of the Congo with Uganda and Rwanda has worsened dramatically in recent weeks due to community resistance to health workers and insecurity caused by rebel groups active in the area.
The health ministry said there had been five more confirmed cases and five new deaths. That brings the total number of deaths to 130 and the confirmed or probable cases to 205 from July.
He added that the plumber's colleagues have registered to receive the vaccine on Saturday and have been on paid leave for 21 days, the maximum incubation period for the virus.
"A colleague from the University of the United States based in Beni has tested positive for Ebola and now receives the necessary medical treatment," the head of the UN peacekeeping mission wrote in a letter to the employees. in the Congo, Leila Zerrougui.
She said that the employee had not been working for several weeks and that the tracking of the person's contacts had started immediately.
US workers have played an active role in response to the outbreak, including providing safety to first responders in areas threatened by militia groups.
Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever that spreads through contact with the bodily fluids of its victims and, in general, kills almost half of those infected.
A senior World Health Organization official told Reuters on Thursday he expected the outbreak to last at least another three or four months and said it could be extended to Uganda or Rwanda.
Written by Aaron Ross; Edited by Kevin Liffey, Andrew Heavens and Chris Reese
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