Scientists have discovered live Marburg virus in fruit bats in Sierra Leone – the first time the deadly virus has been found in West Africa. Five Egyptian rousette fruit bats tested positive for active Marburg virus infection. Scientists caught the bats separately at locations in three health districts: Moyamba, Koinadugu and Kono. There have been…
In Summary The digital app, AfyaData, was developed by researchers at SUA in collaboration with ICT experts to improve efficiency in surveillance of diseases. Here’s why Congo was interested in it during Ebola outbreak. Please read more here.
Since the last Disease Outbreak News on 17 August 2018, 25 additional cases have been laboratory confirmed for Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These new confirmed cases have been reported in Beni, Oicha and Mabalako health zones (North Kivu province) and Mandima health zone (Ituri Province). However, all exposures…
On 1 August 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease in North Kivu Province. The Ministry of Health, WHO and partners are responding to this event, and working to establish the full extent of this outbreak. Numbers may fluctuate on a daily…
24 July 2018 marks the end of the ninth outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). WHO congratulates the country and all those involved in ending the outbreak, while urging them to extend this success to combatting other diseases in DRC. “The outbreak was contained due to the tireless efforts of…
