An Ebola outbreakhas been declaredby the World Health Organization ( WHO ) in the Democratic Republic of Congo . A cluster of causa have so far been identified , and although the computer virus has only been confirmed in one of these , medical professional are preparing for the worst .
The outbreak is thought to have begin on April 22 , in the Likati Health Zone , Bas Uele Province , a remote area in the far north of the country that borders with the Central African Republic . Nine people have been find displaying hemorrhagic symptoms indicative of the virus , and three of thesehave conk out . Of the tests so far carry out , only one has tested positive for the Zaire subtype Ebola virus ( a dissimilar tune to the 2014 epidemic ) , though the results from other tests are presently being await .
Even though there has only been a single confirmed shell , as the Centennial State - discoverer of Ebola , Peter Piot , has said : “ All epidemic take up with one slip . ” This is the first outbreak of the disease to have occurredsince the epidemicthat claimed the liveliness of more than 11,000 people in West Africa two years ago . The response by the Health Ministry and the WHO has been swift , mobilizing expert and biologists to work fast to contain the outbreak .
“ The first team of epidemiologist , life scientist , and expert in the areas of societal militarisation , risk of exposure communicating , and community of interests engagement , and also personnel specializing in water , hygiene , and sanitation , are scheduled to reach the affected country today or tomorrow,”explainedDr Yokouidé Allarangar , the WHO representative in the DRC . “ The Likati health district is in a remote country , but contact trace is substantive to contain the outbreak in its focus ; the DRC can rely on very experient wellness worker for this purpose . ”
The first case is thought to have been a 39 - year - old man who was include to the health care facility on April 22 , with roue in his diarrhea and weewee , bleeding from the nose , and barf blood , and who subsequently died . professional worked speedily to describe who was caring for him on the way to the facility . That somebody has now developed symptoms themselves , as well as the moto - taxi driver who took them there , and who is now also all in .
The reverence is that as the patient traveled to the health facility in the back of the moto - hack , he may have spread the disease . In response to the West African outbreak , enquiry into an effective vaccinum was fast tracked , and concluded with the growth of one that appeared to work in trials held in 2015 in Guinea . The maker of the vaccinum , Merck , has say thatthey are ready and fain to embark them to the DCR as soon as the government request it .
