DR Congo Ebola Toll Tops 5,000 as Cases Spread
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 5,000 people, government data released on Oct. 30 showed, as health officials urged stronger surveillance to contain its spread.
More than 10,000 people have been infected since the outbreak was declared in May.
It is the country’s largest Ebola outbreak and the second-largest worldwide, after the 2014-2016 epidemic in West Africa.
Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, has called for stronger monitoring at borders and health facilities.
“No country is safe unless we strengthen surveillance,” he told RFI in an Oct. 22 interview.
Cases linked to the outbreak have been reported in Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria.
A woman diagnosed in Nigeria was medically evacuated to Geneva on Oct. 26. A doctor diagnosed in France in June after returning from the DRC later recovered, with no secondary cases reported.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control assessed the likelihood of infection for people living in the European Union and European Economic Area as very low in its Oct. 29 update.
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