Egypt- 3 Brothers suspected bird flu

flu raises panic "Minya health"

Saturday, 15/09/2012 7:02 PM

 Minya - Emad Maher

The Directorate of Health and queens, on Saturday, the state of emergency and precautionary medical measures have been taken after suspicion of wounding 3 brothers bird flu.

Health announced that the brothers are "Ali Ahmed Farouk" -21 years - and his two brothers, "Hamada" - 16 years - and "resolute" 5 years and residents in the village of Manshiet Jalal of the Center for Beni Mazar in Minya suspected bird flu patients, were detained three cases and put them under Fever Hospital medical observation Minya.

The hospital admitted Beni Mazar may Astqlapt cases three and has being isolated and preventive and turned them for fevers Minya after taking a blood sample for analysis labs central Cairo to the extent of illness.

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The T. context moved a committee of veterinary medicine, health and security forces to patients' homes, clearing, and clearing houses adjacent to them, and contact them and take samples from birds found homes for examinatio

Seoul intensify their efforts for the prevention of bird flu after the emergence of new cases

2012/09/14 - 16: 10 AM Seoul on September 14 / Us / announced South Korean government today that it will begin to monitor all ports of entry to the country to intercept any possible influx of avian influenza.reported South Korean news agency "Yonhap" a statement from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture Korean that inspection special will be in all air and sea ports During the period from September 17 to 25 current to make sure monitoring ports and capabilities quarantine. The move comes at a time when it appeared new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in several Asian countries, including China and Hong Kong, as well as in Mexico. , the ministry said the government ascend prevention measures due to the expected rise in the number of people who Lennon to travel abroad during the holiday of Chuseok along with an increase in the number of Chinese tourists coming to South Korea during the holidays to China's national from September 30 to October 7. South Korea has informed the last time outbreak highly pathogenic avian influenza in late last year, has led to the execution of more than 3 million birds throughout Korea. x P / Us 0703 GMT 09/14/201   http://www.bna.bh/portal/news/524606

Vietnam new avian flu outbreak

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　　 Since July of this year, according to Xinhua News Agency, a variant of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus is the more central and northern spread rapidly.Vietnam has been killing more than 180,000 infected poultry. Yet did not find this virus in interpersonal communication.

　　 It is reported that this variant virus was first discovered in July, has now spread to the central and northern Vietnam nine provinces, two of the provinces and cities of the epidemic has been brought under control. According to reports, the emerging epidemic in September Tuyen Quang province, killing 1.7 million infected poultry.

　　 Outbreaks of avian flu in Vietnam in previous years, usually before and after the Lunar New Year, but this year brought forward to July and spread rapidly. Experts say the spread of the virus in north-central Vietnam in the next two months, reached a peak, then the situation will be more severe epidemic prevention.

　　 The Vietnam Central Veterinary Diagnostic Center, said this year triggered the outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza virus is a variation of 2011 triggered the outbreak of the virus, the virus more dangerous, and continues variability. The agricultural sector in Vietnam, this virus is spread only in poultry has not been a great impact on human health, but also the spread of the new virus in humans does not appear. http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2012-09-15/093925179869.shtml

Hantavirus in Yosemite: Ninth case reported in another visitor

September 13, 2012
Another person was sickened by hantavirus traced to Yosemite National Park, the latest in an outbreak that has grown to nine cases and has killed three visitors since mid-June.

The latest case, which sickened a California resident, is believed to have originated in one of Curry Village's signature tent cabins in early July, park spokesman Scott Gediman said. A total of eight cases have been linked to the insulated signature tent cabins; the other to the High Sierra Loop that connects Yosemite Valley with Tuolumne Meadows and other areas.

But the latest case differs from the others in that it was considered a “hantavirus infection,” officials said. Although very rare, some hantavirus cases don't show the respiratory symptoms found in hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, according to the California Department of Public Health.

The eight other cases tied to Yosemite developed into the full-fledged hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.

The person with the hantavirus infection has since recovered, Gediman said. The park received confirmation of the case Thursday morning.

Spread through urine, droppings or saliva of..  http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/09/hantavirus-in-yosemite-9th-case-reported-as-another-visitor-sickened.html

Hantavirus in Yosemite: 230,000 more visitors notified

September 13, 2012 
Yosemite National Park has again broadened its outreach regarding a recent outbreak of hantavirus, sending notifications to an additional 230,000 people who stayed at the park since early June.

Park officials have already sent thousands of letters to those who stayed overnight in the "signature tent cabins" of Curry Village and lodging in the High Sierra Loop, where eight cases of hantavirus have been traced since mid-June. Three of those cases were fatal.

The new letter, which some recent visitors received via email Wednesday, was sent "because we have heard from concerned guests" who stayed elsewhere, according to a Yosemite statement.

"As you may be aware, Yosemite has been in the news recently related to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome," the letter begins. "Your recent overnight visit to Yosemite did not include a stay in lodging where the known hantavirus infections might have occur..  http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/09/hantavirus-yosemite-230000-more-visitors-notified.html

Ebola Pandemic in Congo

Submitted by Annabel Tautou on Fri, 09/14/201

seems that the authorities concerned are unable to put a control on an Ebola outbreak, which has been prevailing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Despite making efforts, the death toll has reached to 31.

The World Health Organization has raised concerns about the same. Tarik Jasarevic, who is the spokesperson of the World Health Organization, affirmed that significant rise in the number of Ebola cases is due to the reason that a lot many people have been originally infected.

He has warned that there are probable chances that a lot more cases of the deadly virus will come forth. Therefore, Jasarevic has urged people that they should take all the preventive measures. If they feel any of the symptoms then they should visit GP.

There are chances that the condition can go out of control, but only when if no step is taken to curb the outbreak. However, on the other hand, the authorities concerned were of the view that they have been taking all the possible measures to control the increasing number.

It was in August when the outbreak started and till date the number of cases has been increasing. Experts said that 90% people have no chance of survival.  http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1213374-ebola-pandemic-congo

A Few Reasons to Fear Congo's Ebola Outbreak

A Few Reasons to Fear Congo's Ebola Outbreak

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The Democratic Republic of Congo is struggling to contain an outbreak of Ebola in two remote villages near the border of South Sudan. By the latest count, the epidemic has killed 31 people, including five health workers. The death toll is now twice what it was just a week ago, and the World Health Organization suspects that about 65 more people are infected. Another 108 are being kept under surveillance. Authorities believe that the outbreak started with a batch of tainted bush meat, but now that it’s out, the fierce, rapidly lethal filoviral disease is tearing through villages at an alarming rate.

Should you be scared? Well, that depends on how much of a hypochondriac you are. But just to be safe, here are some things you should know that might completely terrify you.

Just touching someone with Ebola will turn your body into a bloody ruin. With a mortality rate as high as 90 percent, the Ebola virus is one of the deadliest mankind has ever seen. Part of the reason it’s so dangerous is that it’s so infectious and contagious, especially in poor, isolated areas like northeast Congo. The disease is easily spread by contact with body fluids from infected humans or animals. Even a handshake with an infected person could transmit the disease. In this latest outbreak, the situation is made worse by local customs that require bodies of the deceased to be washed by hand and put on display in order to show love and respect for the dead. Unfortunately, this just puts more people in danger of contracting the virus, since even the bodies of victims are contagious. There is no cure.

Ebola’s symptoms are utterly horrifying, starting with the hiccups. This is a disease of Biblical proportions. Since it has a fairly long incubation period, victims can be carrying the virus for nearly a month before symptoms start to appear, and even then it’s not necessarily cause for alarm. At first, it looks a lot like the flu — fever with chills, sore muscles, cough, headaches, fatigue. One of the most telltale signs that Ebola is about to eat your insides:hiccuping. Then it gets worse. Nausea turns into abdominal pain then vomiting and diarrhea, both of which spread the disease further. The next stage of the disease brings disfiguring symptoms like rashes, purple spots caused by hemorrhaging capillaries and bleeding under the skin that causes widespread bruising. In about half of the cases, this leads to unstoppable bleeding from the mucous membranes. That means blood pouring out of the nose, eyes, gums and genitals. In the final stages of Ebola, the body’s organs simply shut down.

Ebola is difficult to contain. Because it often pops up in poverty stricken villages with little or no health care, after hunters have come into contact with sick primates, the virus often spreads unchecked until international health workers can swoop in and quarantine the infected individuals. But it doesn’t take much for things to get out of hand. “The epidemic is not under control. On the contrary the situation is very, very serious,” Eugene Kabambi, aWHO spokesman told Reuters. “If nothing is done now, the disease will reach other places, and even major towns will be threatened.” Fortunately for over-privileged Westerners, Ebola has yet to spread beyond Africa’s shores, but all it would take is a slight mutation to make the disease more mobile. That, or some infected individual hopping on a flight to JFK.

Hollywood already has you on edge. You know those movies starring some unknowing rhesus monkey, Dustin Hoffman in a hazmat suit, Matt Damon shouting at the phone, and lots of bleeding dead people? Those movies aren’t about exactly Ebola. But they may as well be.

Ebola can be weaponized. Naturally terrorists would be interested in using something so deadly, untreatable and terrifying. Aum Shinrikyo, the sick Japanese cult that carried out a chemical attack on Tokyo’s subway in 1995, have been trying to get their hands on samples of Ebola for years. They even sent a group on a fact-finding mission to Congo back in 1993 but, thankfully, failed to collect a sample of the virus.

But you can survive Ebola. After suffering sudden pains and being bedridden for two months, this Ugandan nurse survived an outbreak of Ebola in Bundibugyo District in 2007. His plan for when Ebola returns – as it has in other parts of Uganda this summer: “I would run.”  http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/9/14/things-that-you-should-know-about-ebola

Ground floor: a 29 year old woman suffering from Ebola birth

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 / 10:57

A world first. Since the emergence of Ebola in 1976, no patient was able to deliver. A 29 year old Congolese, reaching the epidemic has put the world in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Thursday, September 13 at Isiro hospital, the hospital staff did not know how to do it, for fear of being contaminated. Finally, "the staff has been guided by two eminent practitioners by telephone from Kinshasa, Professor and Doctor Mbungu Massamba, along with the Minister of Health, Dr. Felix Kabange Numbi," says RFI . Finally, the delivery went well and the baby is safe and sound, although his prognosis remains reserved.  http://www.afrik.com/breve44605.html

Since May 2012, Ebola: 31 deaths in 69 cases

Friday, September 14, 2012

Officially, it was on August 17 ​​that the Minister of Public Health Dr. Felix Kabange Numbi said the outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in the Eastern Province, specifically in the area of health Isiro.

But it appears that after compilation of this disease is rampant in this province since last May. To date, taking into account the data compiled, Dr. Felix Kabange indicates that 69 cases were reported including 31 deaths. "After compilation and analysis of retrospective and prospective data to date, the International Committee of technical and scientific coordination control believes that the epidemic had started in May 2012 and 69 cases have been recorded including health staff" says Dr. Felix Kabange adding that more than half of these cases occurred before the official declaration of the epidemic and other cases are detected prospectively thereafter.

Currently, five patients in isolation of one confirmed case. Regarding the total number of contacts, 508 contacts were recorded of which 159 are being followed and 349 are out. The case dates back to isolation admitted Tuesday, September 11.

However, as it is an epidemic that continues to plague this part of the country, Dr Felix Kabange states that data may change from day to day.

Regarding the epicenter of the disease, the health zone Isiro remains the main focus and area health Viadana home school.

There are several strains of Ebola. The current outbreak is caused by the Ebola Bundibugyo, which as explained by the Minister of Public Health, is different from the usual Ebola-Zaire strain that struck the DRC in 1976 in the province of Equateur, Bandundu in 1995 and Kasai-Occidental in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Speaking of the treatment of hemorrhagic fever, one should know that there is no specific treatment or vaccine. "It is a symptomatic treatment that is to say, they treat the signs of the disease. If the person is fever, it is given antipyretics," said the Minister of Public Health "... http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lobservateur.cd%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D7849%3Aepidemie-debola-en-ouganda-la-rdc-renforce-la-surveillance-aux-frontieres%26catid%3D44%3Apolitique%26Itemid%3D58

Ebola Kabange Numbi decided to get it over with quickly

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 2:58 P.M.

Minister of Health Dr. Felix Kabange Numbi, professionally manages the health crisis that strikes the Democratic Republic of Congo. This professionalism is illustrated in particular by holding regular press briefings to inform national and international opinion on the evolution of Ebola haemorrhagic fever. So, yesterday Thursday, September 13 at the headquarters of the Expanded Programme on Immunization, Minister convened the press to report on the evolution of the Ebola virus in the Eastern Province.

 Kabange Minister Felix reminded the epidemic today in our country, specifically in the Haut-Uele district, was declared on August 17 ​​by the medical body. And this is the town of Isiro which is most hurt by this infection. According to experts, the virus would have appeared in the May 28, exactly where Mrs. Apingiana Bakiangi Director of the Centre for Health railway died as a result Ebola. She also infected her husband Mr. ABAKARA fortunately survived after being followed by a doctor. 

According to the Minister Kabange this new after the Ebola epidemic that hit the provinces of Bandundu and Kasai Occidental, is different from the first two. It is caused by the Ebola Bundibugyo subtype that differs from the usual Ebola Zaire strain highly virulent and that struck in 1976 by ​​the DRC Equateur province. Dr. Felix explained that the Ebola virus is related to three types of viruses: Ebola Zaire, Sudan and Bundibugyo. This virus is transmitted from animals to humans in the first place. Then once infected man transmits it to turn to his fellow humans.

 Retrospective data from the beginning of the virus in Eastern Province have reported 69 cases registered with the health personnel, 31 deaths, 9 confirmed cases of patients, 5 cases in isolation, 508 people who have been in contact with infected people and who were followed for 21 days. Of these, 349 were released and 159 continue to be monitored now.

 Pregnant women are not spared by the epidemic, it is the case of Mrs. Mamie Modoko 29 years old and pregnant of 7 months. Her case was followed by Prof. Dr. Bongu and Massamba. She gave birth last Thursday, September 13 and it is difficult to confirm at this stage whether the child is infected or not because it is premature. This is the first time that this case happens because Ebola is incompatible with pregnancy . A Isiro, there were three cases of abortion due to Ebola.

 The representative of WHO Dr. Bazira is an epidemic that must be monitored so that it does not become a public health case.

 With with outside support we provide to patients and their families, said Dr. Felix Kabange. The Minister of Health has mobilized to this epidemic is eradicated.

 For this it is between two planes between Kinshasa and Isiro closer to patients for their offer comfort Republic. Kabange Numbi, the Minister of Health sla does not put his life in danger by going to the bedside. It is a brave minister who respects the watchword of the Head of State, Joseph Kabila, who is concerned about this health crisis and who wants to see it finished soon.

 Message loud captured by the Minister of Health who is working hard with other government partners such as WHO, UNICEF, MSF and USAID in particular in the fight against this scourge.  http://www.7sur7.cd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=36892:ebola-kabange-numbi-decide-a-en-finir-au-plus-vite-&catid=6:congonews

DR Congo: Ebola epidemic wreaked havoc in the north-east

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

DRC: Ebola left 31 dead, according to WHO

Ebola: 31 dead in DRC (Ph: DR).

The World Health Organization has declared an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed more than 30 lives.

The UN agency also said that 70 people were infected.

Gregory Hartl, an official of the World Health Organization said that the situation is very alarming place.

Communities Isiro and Viadana in the north of the country are most affected by this epidemic.

The authorities officially declared an epidemic in mid-August in the Eastern Province where nine deaths were recorded, almost all in the city of Isiro of 11 reported cases.

There is occasionally a resurgence of the disease in countries of Central Africa.

People who have contracted the virus, diarrhea, and fever, often fatal if they are not taken care of in time http://www.afriscoop.net/journal/spip.php?article6154

DRC: Ebola patient gave birth to Isiro first

By joe on September 14th, 2012

A woman hit by the Ebola virus, which is rife in DRC, gave birth Thursday, September 13. At last, the mother and child are living. This is the first time this has happened since the first outbreak in 1976. In a small health center under-equipped, the staff helped this high-risk delivery, guided by telephone specialists.

The mother is 29 years old. This is her seventh child. When she was about to give birth, medical personnel found himself well Isiro distraught. We simply can not handle a patient with Ebola must protect themselves because the virus is highly contagious. Doctors and nurses are often the victims.

The staff has been guided by two eminent practitioners by telephone from Kinshasa, Professor and Doctor Mbungu Massamba, along with the Minister of Health, Dr. Felix Kabange Numbi. " We spent about four hours in communication with the doctor who was there, said the minister. The first debate was what was the best way by which you could save the child and keep the mother alive. The second debate was on the best way to protect the health personnel had to intervene  . "

The goal has been achieved: the mother and child are alive. This is a first. But the prognosis remains reserved for Ebola hemorrhagic fever is fatal in many cases. The child may have a chance not to have contracted.  http://congotribune.com/rdc-une-malade-debola-accouche-a-isiro-une-premiere/

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo – update

14 SEPTEMBER 2012 - Retrospective epidemiological investigation recently identified additional confirmed and probable cases with Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

As of 12 September 2012, 41 cases (9 laboratory confirmed, and 32 probable) have been reported from Haut-Uélé district in Province Orientale. Of these cases, 18 have been fatal. (5 confirmed and 13 probable). 18 healthcare workers are included among the probable cases. 28 suspected cases have also been reported and are being investigated.

Since the last update, an additional 27 cases (1 laboratory confirmed and 26 probable) of EHF were identified through retrospective epidemiological investigation in the two health zones of Isiro and Viadana. The retrospective epidemiological investigation was done to identify cases of illness which might have been EHF between the end of April 2012 and August 2012, and thus help clarify the possible origins of the outbreak and provide additional information on chains of transmission. In addition, active field epidemiological investigation is continuing to help identify all possible chains of continuing transmission of the illness, to ensure that appropriate measures are immediately taken to interrupt the transmission, and stop the outbreak.

Initial samples were tested by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) in Entebbe, Uganda, and were confirmed for Ebola virus (Ebola subtype Bundibugyo). Subsequent samples have been tested by the field laboratory in Isiro that has been established by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The MoH continues to work with partners to control the outbreak of EHF. A National Task Force convened by the Democratic Republic of Congo Ministry of Health is working with several partners including WHO, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), US Agency for International Development (USAID) and CDC to control the outbreak.

WHO deployed epidemiologists and logisticians from the Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) including the Inter-country Support Team, and WHO headquarters to support the MoH and is working closely with partners in the areas of coordination, surveillance, epidemiology, public information and social mobilization and logistics for outbreak response. Support from the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), includes deployment of an infection prevention and control (IPC) specialist and an anthropologist to assist with a clearer understanding of the social and anthropological issues among the affected population that could impact the on-going response efforts.

With respect to this event, WHO does not recommend that any travel or trade restrictions be applied to the DRC.http://www.who.int/csr/don/2012_09_14/en/index.html 

Ebola: 30 deaths since the declaration of the epidemic in Eastern Province

Kinshasa, 14/09/2012 / Health

Sixty-nine cases of Ebola, thirty deaths have been recorded since the outbreak of the epidemic in August last in the Eastern Province, Thursday, Sept. 13 said the Congolese Minister of Health, Felix Kabange Numbi.

Twenty eight cases including fourteen deaths were listed on 3 September. According to the same source, more than half of the cases occurred before the official declaration of the epidemic. "After compiling and analyzing data and retrospective to date, the International Coordinating Committee of Scientific and Technical believes that the fight epidemic had begun in May 2012. And to date, 69 cases have been recorded including health personnel.More than half of the cases occurred before the official declaration of the epidemic, "said the minister.

 During a press conference held jointly with the World Health Organization (WHO), the Minister Felix Kabange Numbi expressed concern about the increasing incidence of this epidemic that has no treatment. He said that the Ebola virus circulating in the Eastern Province since last May and more than five hundred people have already come into contact with sick people. WHO estimates that the lifestyle of the population facilitates the spread of the disease in this province.

 Felix Kabange Numbi said that the province has already reached "the peak of the epidemic." "We can not say we're the downswing as contact with the animal persists. There may be new infections which may cause a second peak and we prefer to remain on this phase of alert in the region for the ongoing education "Does he added. For his part, the representative of WHO, Dr Léodégal Bazira, invited all international partners to get involved in the fight against this epidemic, according to him, could pose a real public health problem worldwide.  http://www.digitalcongo.net/article/86603

Ebola outbreak: 69 cases reported in the DRC

Kinshasa, 14/09/2012 / Health

The epidemic had started in May 2012 and 69 cases were recorded including health personnel.After retrospective research to identify the former case and a prospective documentation to detect new cases and follow-up contacts, the International Coordinating Committee in charge of scientific and technical organization of the fight against the epidemic fever Ebola hemorrhagic in Haut Uele district have started in May 2012 and 69 cases were recorded including health personnel. The updated data on the epidemic was announced by the Minister of Health, Dr Felix Kabange, during a press conference Thursday at the headquarters of the Expanded Programme on Immunization. "epidemic had begun in May 2012 and 69 cases were recorded including health personnel. More than half of these cases occurred before the official declaration of the epidemic which took place on August 17. The other cases are detected prospectively thereafter. The number of dead is 31 confirmed cases of the laboratory 9. Patients are isolated cases with confirmed Ebola. Of 508 contacts in monitoring, 349 were removed and 1 59 are stayed.
" It is this way that presents the current status of the epidemic of Ebola haemorrhagic fever raging in the district of Haut-Uele with West as the main focus area of health and Isiro as secondary focus area health Viadana. These results stem from a compilation and analysis of prospective and retrospective data after a seek conducted by the International Coordinating Committee of Scientific and Technical one against the epidemic is updating data on the epidemic. 
"Thus, the data presented from this day will now report this" update, "said the Minister of Public Health. Dr. Felix Kabange Numbi during the press briefing Thursday, September 13, 2012. Whilst presenting the situation, he revealed a first experiment attempted situation in the DRC Ebola outbreak. Thus, he said that among the 5 patients in isolation, one case has been confirmed.
 This is a woman seven months pregnant and a half whose pregnancy has been preserved and delivered 48 hours after the onset of labor. The Minister said that the woman gave birth to a boy this Thursday, September 13 morning. The mother and the child born prematurely are alive. According to the Minister, a team of subject matter experts has been mobilized and in conference with the doctors who were there, they could lead this birth. Dr. Felix Kabange recalled that the epidemic is caused by the Ebola Bundibugyo subtype that is different from the usual Ebola-Zaire strain that struck the DRC at the Equator (1976), Bandundu (1995) and Kasai Occidental (2007-2008-2009).  http://www.digitalcongo.net/article/86606