HIBAPRESS – Agencies
The total number of suspected cases of "Ebola" in the Democratic Republic of Congo has exceeded the threshold of one thousand cases, with 238 deaths recorded, according to a report issued by the Congolese Ministry of Health published yesterday, Wednesday, May 27.
The Congolese health authorities reported 1,077 suspected cases, including 238 deaths, while 121 cases have been confirmed since the outbreak of the epidemic was announced on May 15, including 17 deaths. According to the same source, the epidemic hit 13 health zones in the eastern provinces, namely Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu, and Ituri province remains the focus of this outbreak. The country is currently recording the 17th wave of the "Ebola" outbreak, following the confirmation of laboratory analyzes of the emergence of the "Bundibugyo" strain. The World Health Organization has classified the outbreak of this rare strain of "Ebola" as a public health emergency of international concern.
