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DRC Ebola control measures working, WHO says
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has informed that its efforts at curbing the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo is working.
However, WHO says substantial risks remain in its fight against the dreaded virus noting that militia violence in the DRC is preventing aid workers from accessing potential Ebola victims who may have contracted the virus.
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Thus far, the outbreak has killed 77 people in Congo’s North Kivu and Ituri provinces among 116 cases. Fifteen of the cases were healthworkers.
“Recent trends suggest that control measures are working,” a WHO statement said, citing improving figures for tracing patients’ contacts, rapid treatment of Ebola patients with therapeutic drugs and vaccinations of people at risk.
Recall that a previous outbreak in Congo this year was swiftly stopped, despite the remote location and difficult terrain.
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