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UN warns Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo may not have peaked
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is showing early signs of slowing, but UN officials say it is too soon to conclude it has peaked, with transmission still rising in some areas. More than 7,200 confirmed cases and over 3,475 deaths have been recorded as of Monday.
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is showing early signs of slowing, but UN officials have warned that it is too soon to conclude the epidemic has passed its peak, with transmission continuing to rise in some areas.
World Health Organization official Olivier le Polain said it was “too early to confidently say we have passed a peak.”
Congolese health ministry data recorded more than 7,200 confirmed cases and over 3,475 deaths as of Monday. Health minister Samuel Roger Kamba said the rate of transmission of the Bundibugyo variant had declined, with daily infections falling from around 120 at the height of the outbreak to about 80.
- Ebola outbreak
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- health officials
- World Health Organization
- mobile-phone data
- Ituri province
- Kisangani
- Bundibugyo variant
- Ebola transmission
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WorldHealth
UN warns Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo may not have peaked
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is showing early signs of slowing, but UN officials say it is too soon to conclude it has peaked, with transmission still rising in some areas. More than 7,200 confirmed cases and over 3,475 deaths have been recorded as of Monday.
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is showing early signs of slowing, but UN officials have warned that it is too soon to conclude the epidemic has passed its peak, with transmission continuing to rise in some areas.
World Health Organization official Olivier le Polain said it was “too early to confidently say we have passed a peak.”
Congolese health ministry data recorded more than 7,200 confirmed cases and over 3,475 deaths as of Monday. Health minister Samuel Roger Kamba said the rate of transmission of the Bundibugyo variant had declined, with daily infections falling from around 120 at the height of the outbreak to about 80.
- Ebola outbreak
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- health officials
- World Health Organization
- mobile-phone data
- Ituri province
- Kisangani
- Bundibugyo variant
- Ebola transmission
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