August 29, 2014
The Health Minister Felix Kabange, announced Thursday, Aug. 28 that seven new cases of Ebola have been confirmed by laboratory tests. Bringing to thirteen the number of people affected by the virus in the area Djera people in northern Ecuador, where the epidemic was declared. The Minister ensures that for now the epidemic is contained in this sector alone.
"Instead of six, we now have thirteen cases involved. The number of probable cases is still thirteen and the number of suspects is sixteen, "explains the Minister of Health.
The new cases were confirmed after analysis of samples taken from the seven suspects.
Moreover, Felix Kabange indicates that alerts reported in recent days in Kinshasa and Katanga Ebola virus proved false after analysis.
"I would like to point out that we had alerts. On Wednesday, we have a large warning in university clinics where we had two subjects (one adult with a bleeding nose with fever and a child of 9 years). Both cases were suspected of Ebola hemorrhagic fever. The samples were taken by the National Institute for Biomedical Research. The results have just been released tonight. Both are negative, "says the Minister of Health.
Felix Kabange adds that another suspected case in Katanga was also negative after analysis.
"We had a suspect who came Katanga. Suspected Ebola virus on an adult who went Malemba Nkulu to the hospital in Kamina. The sample was taken and the case is negative, "he says, confirming that the epidemic is still contained Djera.
"I continue to confirm there is no Ebola at Kinshasa. We continue to confirm that the positive Ebola cases are cases that are located at sector Djera "says the minister. https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2014/08/29/rdc-7-nouveaux-cas-debola-djera/&usg=ALkJrhg0KqBPtZxi9qIMWUKLQCnaL7TEQg
The Health Minister Felix Kabange, announced Thursday, Aug. 28 that seven new cases of Ebola have been confirmed by laboratory tests. Bringing to thirteen the number of people affected by the virus in the area Djera people in northern Ecuador, where the epidemic was declared. The Minister ensures that for now the epidemic is contained in this sector alone.
"Instead of six, we now have thirteen cases involved. The number of probable cases is still thirteen and the number of suspects is sixteen, "explains the Minister of Health.
The new cases were confirmed after analysis of samples taken from the seven suspects.
Moreover, Felix Kabange indicates that alerts reported in recent days in Kinshasa and Katanga Ebola virus proved false after analysis.
"I would like to point out that we had alerts. On Wednesday, we have a large warning in university clinics where we had two subjects (one adult with a bleeding nose with fever and a child of 9 years). Both cases were suspected of Ebola hemorrhagic fever. The samples were taken by the National Institute for Biomedical Research. The results have just been released tonight. Both are negative, "says the Minister of Health.
Felix Kabange adds that another suspected case in Katanga was also negative after analysis.
"We had a suspect who came Katanga. Suspected Ebola virus on an adult who went Malemba Nkulu to the hospital in Kamina. The sample was taken and the case is negative, "he says, confirming that the epidemic is still contained Djera.
"I continue to confirm there is no Ebola at Kinshasa. We continue to confirm that the positive Ebola cases are cases that are located at sector Djera "says the minister. https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2014/08/29/rdc-7-nouveaux-cas-debola-djera/&usg=ALkJrhg0KqBPtZxi9qIMWUKLQCnaL7TEQg
