EBOLA VIRUS
The Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday, reported 42 cases of the Ebola virus disease in the ongoing outbreak.
Spokeswoman for the country’s Ministry of Public Health, Jessica Ilunga, who made this known, said that the government is trying to prevent the spread of the disease by carrying out screening tests at the airports and other entry points to Mbandaka, capital of the Equateur Province.
Ilunga further said that anybody with confirmed or suspected Ebola Virus Disease would be moved to the Ebola treatment centres as soon as the facilities were ready.
She also stated that the Government would provide vaccination in order to prevent more cases, adding that the World Health Organisation is expected to send 4,000 doses of Ebola vaccine to DRC in the near future.
The WHO, in a press statement on Monday said that April 4 through May 13, a total of 39 Ebola virus disease cases had been reported in DRC, including 19 deaths.
According to them, “The latest numbers until May 13, 2018 are: 42 cases, including two confirmed; 21 probable and 19 suspected".
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