Whereabouts of nearly 300 people with Ebola unknown in DR Congo

Ebola Outbreak in DRC Worsens Amid Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis. A dire prediction by health officials suggests thousands of deaths could occur in the Democratic Republic of Congo by September, sparking concerns about widespread community transmission. The Democratic Republic of Congo is already struggling to contain the outbreak, with nearly 300 Ebola cases whose whereabouts are unknown, posing a significant challenge to efforts to track and contain the virus. Dr. Jean Kaseya, the director general of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has highlighted the difficulties faced by health workers in accessing areas where millions of people are displaced due to conflict, further exacerbating the crisis.

Fears over ‘huge community transmission’ as modelling predicts thousands of deaths in DRC by SeptemberThe whereabouts of almost 300 people who have tested positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is unknown, according to Africa’s top public health official.The humanitarian crisis amid the conflict in the affected areas means more than 1 million people are living in camps to which health workers have no access, Dr Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said on Thursday. Continue reading...