KINSHASA: An Ebola outbreak declared in the DR Congo in early September has caused 42 deaths out of 64 confirmed cases but the risk of it spreading in the region is moderate, the WHO said Wednesday.
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo two weeks ago began rolling out a vaccine program against the often fatal virus.
The highly contagious haemorrhagic fever has killed some 15,000 people in Africa over the past 50 years.
The deadliest Ebola outbreak in the DRC, between 2018 and 2020, killed nearly 2,300 people.
At this time, 64 people have had #Ebola in the #DRC, of which 42 have died.@WHO and partners are supporting the government-led response, and today we released our Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan, which is focusing on:
