Five new cases of Ebola confirmed in eastern Congo: Ministry of Health
Five new cases of Ebola confirmed in eastern Congo: Ministry of Health
KINSHASA (Reuters) - The Congolese Health Ministry reported another five confirmed cases of Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, blaming the higher-than-normal daily rise on community resistance to response efforts. to the disease.
The current epidemic in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri in the Congo has seen 140 cases confirmed since July, of which 108 have died, according to the ministry's daily bulletin, which has reported an average of one to two new confirmed cases per day in The last weeks.
The ministry said the five new cases were located in the Beni regional center, where attacks by rebel groups in the area and local distrust of the Ebola response campaign have disrupted treatment and vaccination programs.
"The city of Beni has become the new focal point of the disease, registering the highest percentage of cases reported in recent weeks after community resistance of certain families," he said in a statement.
The fight against Ebola has advanced more in recent years since it was discovered near the Congo River in 1976, but rumors, disinformation and preference for traditional medical practices have hampered the deployment of effective treatments during the current outbreak.
Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the epidemic was at a critical moment due to security threats, distrust of the community and increased geographical spread of the disease.
"We are very concerned about the possibility of the virus spreading to Uganda, but also to Rwanda, South Sudan and Burundi," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a meeting of the UN Security Council. on Wednesday.
Report of Giulia Paravicini and Fiston Mahamba; Written by Alessandra Prentice; Edited by Andrew Bolton
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