The WHO has declared the Ebola outbreak spreading across the Congo and Uganda an international public health emergency. So far, 80 suspected deaths and 246 suspected cases have been reported in the Congo.
कांगो-युगांडा में इबोला संकट, WHO ने घोषित की ग्लोबल हेल्थ इमरजेंसी, कांगो में अब तक 80 से ज़्यादा मौतें, 246 संदिग्ध केस
The outbreak of the Ebola virus is escalating in Congo and Uganda. So far, 87 people have died. The WHO has declared a health emergency in the region. According to the WHO, by Saturday, 80 suspected deaths due to Ebola had been reported in Ituri. The deceased hail from three health zones: Bunia, Rwampara, and Mongbwalu. Among these cases, eight deaths have been confirmed through laboratory testing, while 246 suspected cases have been identified.
According to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), 87 lives have been lost in the eastern province to date. A total of 336 suspected cases and 13 confirmed cases have been recorded. Of these cases, four individuals have died. The WHO reported that two cases—both subsequently confirmed by laboratory tests—were identified in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, on Friday and Saturday. These cases did not appear to be epidemiologically linked. One of the individuals involved has since died. Both individuals had traveled from the DRC. Uganda’s Ministry of Health stated that these cases originated in the DRC, and the body of the patient who died in Kampala was subsequently repatriated to the DRC.
Individual Returning from Ituri Also Contracts Ebola
The United Nations’ health agency reported that a case—confirmed via laboratory testing—has also been identified in Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC. The individual in question had recently returned from Ituri. The WHO stated that, at present, this outbreak does not meet the criteria for a global pandemic emergency. The Africa CDC has expressed concern that the disease could spread further due to the proximity of the affected areas to neighboring countries, specifically Uganda and South Sudan.
The agency has also issued a warning regarding “active community transmission,” even as health workers intensify screening and contact-tracing efforts to contain the disease.
Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director-General of the Africa CDC, noted that the initial cases emerged in the Mongbwalu health zone—a mining region characterized by high levels of human mobility. Subsequently, this outbreak spread to Rwampara and Bunia as patients began seeking treatment in various locations, causing the infection to spread across three health zones.
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