The #DRC Ministry of Health just announced that a new case of Ebola has been detected in North Kivu Province, where a previous outbreak was declared over 3 May 2021. @WHO is working with health authorities to investigate the case.
— WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) October 8, 2021
https://twitter.com/WHOAFRO/status/1448289293525569542
Two #Ebola cases have been confirmed in #DRC🇨🇩 since the resurgence of the virus in North Kivu last week. Both people have unfortunately died.
Initial genomic sequencing indicates that the new cases likely represent a new flare-up of the 2018 to 2020 outbreak. pic.twitter.com/V5eltO8h5e
— WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) October 14, 2021
A vaccination drive against Ebola started on Saturday in Beni, in the Democratic Republic of Congo after at least 2 deaths from the virus were recorded earlier this month pic.twitter.com/zzMy3zwOK7
— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) October 17, 2021
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