DR Congo says Ebola outbreak yet to peak as virus spreads to new areas
Democratic Republic of Congo The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) remains in a "very active" phase and has yet to peak, health authorities said Thursday.
Wessam Mankoula, operations manager for the Ebola response at the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), noted during an online press briefing on Thursday that the DR Congo recorded some 353 confirmed cases during the past week, which marked a 25 percent increase in the country's caseload.
In Bunia, the capital of the eastern Ituri Province and the epicenter of the outbreak, Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba said the steady rise in reported cases partly reflected expanded community surveillance rather than a sudden worsening of transmission.
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