Emergency team of Doctors Without Borders continues to fight the epidemic of Ebola in the northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where 14 people have already lost their lives
11/09/2012
Two people were admitted to hospital in Isiro, in the Eastern province of the DRC, the epicenter of the epidemic. The fact that they were confirmed new cases of Ebola in the last week suggests that the epidemic is far from being resolved.
"The last confirmed case was admitted to the treatment center on September 2," says Olimpia de la Rosa, MSF emergency coordinator. A zone can not be officially declared cured dall'Ebola until 42 days have elapsed from the last confirmed case. An MSF team of 80 people is working with the Congolese Ministry of Health and other organizations to take care of patients, to prevent the spread of the disease and carry out activities to promote health.
MSF staff is training Congolese health workers to detect signs of Ebola and begin to provide psychosocial support to help patients and their families.
Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever that does not have a specific cure or a vaccine, with a mortality rate ranging from 25 to 80%, depending on the strain of infection.
Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever that does not have a specific cure or a vaccine, with a mortality rate ranging from 25 to 80%, depending on the strain of infection.
At the end of July, it was announced an outbreak of a different strain of Ebola in western Uganda. Emergency response by MSF together with the Minister of Health in Uganda Kibaale district has been successful and is about to end, as there is no new cases reported since August 4. http://www.medicisenzafrontiere.it/msfinforma/news.asp?id=2995&ref=listaHomepage
