GENEVA (Xinhua) - 51 cases of Ebola have been identified in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). There is, at present, 20 deaths, according to the latest update announced Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO).
24 September 2012, 51 cases of Ebola hemorrhagic fever have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including 19 cases confirmed by laboratory tests and 32 probable cases. We found 20 deaths including 7 confirmed Ebola victims and 13 probable cases.
Cases were identified in the areas of health and Isiro Viadana both located in the Eastern Province of Haut-Uele. Currently, 28 cases are considered suspicious and inquiries are ongoing.
The Ministry of Health of the DRC continues to work with its partners together in a national control committee meets the World Health Organization (WHO), "Médecins sans Frontières" (MSF), the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the center of American Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations Fund for Children's Aid (UNICEF). Together, they attempt to identify all possible routes of transmission of the disease and take appropriate measures to interrupt transmission and thereby put an end to the epidemic.
Local radio programs are also a fulcrum to circulate information and respond to questions of affected populations.
WHO and the Global Outbreak Alert and Response (GOARN) have deployed experts to support operations in place against the epidemic. Technical assistance has been strengthened by an expert for the prevention and control of infections to prevent the transmission of Ebola in community health facilities. Despite the situation, the WHO advises no travel in the region or in the DRC. http://www.afriquinfos.com/articles/2012/9/28/debola-recenses-dans-nord-est-210486.asp
