Congo reports Ebola death in new province
Democratic Republic of Congo health authorities have identified a person who has died from Ebola in a province not previously affected by the ongoing outbreak, an official told Reuters, raising fears of wider transmission from multiple exposures before and after the patient’s death.
The ongoing Ebola outbreak, Congo’s 17th, has so far infected 4 566 people, including 2 128 deaths, according to government data released on Wednesday.
But Muyembe said the motorcycle taxi driver ed several health facilities before his death, and fellow motorcycle taxi drivers tried to retrieve his body, prompting the local police to intervene, raising fears that several people may have been infected.
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