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13 Ebola cases confirmed in eastern DR Congo
KINSHASA, Aug 5, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – Thirteen Ebola cases have been
confirmed, including three deaths, in North-Kivu province in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to a statement released overnight by
the ministry of health.
According to the statement, the Malabako area is the most affected with 10
out of 13 confirmed cases in total.
These results are part of the daily tests that the laboratory team of the
health ministry delivers in collaboration with the team of the World Health
Organization (WHO), deployed since the declaration of the epidemic in the
territory of Beni.
After the epidemic in Equateur province announced in May, Congolese
authorities indicated that the vaccination will be an integral part of the
response to the Ebola outbreak in North-Kivu province. The Expanded Program
on Immunization still has 3,220 doses of vaccine in stock in Kinshasa.
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