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Ebola outbreak in DRC surpasses 10,000 cases
WHO expresses hope as DRC Ebola cases hit 10,060 with 4,887 deaths.
In brief
WHO expresses hope as DRC Ebola cases hit 10,060 with 4,887 deaths. WHO says DRC Ebola outbreak has 10,060 cases and 4,887 deaths but recovery efforts and vaccines offer hope for containment. Originally reported by Premium Times Nigeria.
Ebola outbreak in DRC
WHO expresses hope as DRC Ebola cases surpass 10,000 with 4,887 deaths.
Confirmed cases and deaths
DRC’s Ministry of Public Health reported 10,060 confirmed cases and 4,887 deaths.
Largest Ebola outbreak in DRC
The outbreak declared on 15 May is the largest and deadliest in drc history.
Global ranking
It is the second-largest and second-deadliest Ebola outbreak globally, behind west africa’s 2014-2016 epidemic.
WHO regional director
WHO Regional Director for Africa, Mohammed Janabi, expressed hope for containment.
Recovery progress
More than 2,600 people have recovered from the outbreak.
Vaccine research
WHO began Tumaini clinical trial to assess potential vaccines against Bundibugyo strain.
Vaccine candidates
The trial includes Ervebo, Moderna and Oxford-Serum Institute candidates.
Spread beyond DRC
Kenya and Nigeria reported infections linked to the wider outbreak.
Kenya cases
Kenya recorded nine confirmed cases including two deaths after virus introduced by traveller from drc.
Nigeria case
Nigeria confirmed first Ebola case in over a decade after woman tested positive in fct.
Genomic sequencing
Nigeria’s health minister said viruses in nigeria and kenya differ by one mutation.
Contact tracing challenges
80 percent of new cases in drc occur outside known chains of transmission.
Africa CDC standards
Africa CDC requires at least 95 percent of cases linked to known contacts for outbreak control.
Vaccine development
The trial aims to establish whether vaccines can safely generate immune response against bundibugyo virus.
The headline
WHO says DRC Ebola outbreak has 10,060 cases and 4,887 deaths but recovery efforts and vaccines offer hope for containment.
