Teclaire by Ngo Nyeck - 14/09/2012
the new assessment released yesterday by the Minister of Health, Dr. Felix Kabange Numbi states that'' the Ebola outbreak in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo may have made up
According to the French news agency (AFP), the state of epidemic was officially declared in mid-August in the Eastern Province (northeast): 9 deaths were recorded, almost all in the town of Isiro on 11 cases identified. But research by the International Coordinating Committee responsible for technical and scientific fight against Ebola in the area conducted by retrospective research to identify the former case. The results of research conducted by the committee show that the epidemic had begun in May 2012, and to date 69 cases have been recorded, including (in) health personnel. More than half of the cases occurred before the official declaration of the epidemic on August 17 , said the Minister of Health Dr. Felix Kabange Numbi. 31 deaths were recorded by the same committee which nine were confirmed as due to Ebola laboratory analyzes, and 159 people who had contact with patients are being followed , he continued.
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precautions are taken to avoid contamination
In addition, 5 patients in isolation with a confirmed Ebola: a woman seven months pregnant and a half birth to a boy alive. She gave her life in a rural hospital vaginal method that allowed it to better protect the mother and the nursing staff.
since 1976, said Dr. Kabange Numbi is the first time we have a woman whose pregnancy has been preserved and gives birth. Because in reality Ebola and pregnancy are almost incompatible. And elsewhere at Isiro, we had three cases of abortion . According to him, there are possibilities of transmission among children, but thorough examinations have not yet been made. Another problem he says, the baby is premature. He was born alive, but we can not predict the survival of the child . Asked about the progress of the disease, he assured that the peak of the epidemic had already been reached but could not say if the situation was stagnant or a downswing. The Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Center for Disease Control (CDC-Atlanta) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) work closely against this epidemic that has struck the past eight .. http://journaldekinshasa.com/article.php?aid=1385
since 1976, said Dr. Kabange Numbi is the first time we have a woman whose pregnancy has been preserved and gives birth. Because in reality Ebola and pregnancy are almost incompatible. And elsewhere at Isiro, we had three cases of abortion . According to him, there are possibilities of transmission among children, but thorough examinations have not yet been made. Another problem he says, the baby is premature. He was born alive, but we can not predict the survival of the child . Asked about the progress of the disease, he assured that the peak of the epidemic had already been reached but could not say if the situation was stagnant or a downswing. The Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Center for Disease Control (CDC-Atlanta) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) work closely against this epidemic that has struck the past eight .. http://journaldekinshasa.com/article.php?aid=1385
