September 3, 2014, | Last Update September 3, 2014 at 3:46
Katanga recorded no cases of Ebola, assured Tuesday, September 2nd Provincial Minister of Health, Ilunga Ndjoloko.
During a meeting with the heads of health facilities and the media
Lubumbashi, he indicated a suspected case was detected Malemba Nkulu and
samples were sent to the National Institute of Biomedical Research
(INRB) to Kinshasa and Franceville (Gabon). Pending the results, he stressed that only his department is authorized to give information on the epidemic. "Here in Katanga, we are still a virgin province [no epidemic]. Why we take all necessary measures to guard against this disease, "said Ilunga Ndjoloko
The provincial minister also called on all media in the province to handle information about Ebola "without alarming the population."
"Do not make people panic by publications and unofficial news," said he said.
Ilunga Ndjoloko also said that only the provincial Ministry of Health is authorized to give information on the epidemic.
"No other health facility apart from the provincial Ministry of Health has the right to make statements about the epidemic. There are suspected cases which were taken Malemba Nkilu. The samples were sent to Kinshasa then farnce city (Gabon) and we await the results, "said Ilunga Ndjoloko.
For now, the Ebola virus is rampant in Djera Boende territory in the province of Ecuador. The outbreak was declared last Sunday, August 24. Thirty-one people have already died.
