Kinshasa, May 24 (SANA) More than 200 people have died in the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to official figures released by the country’s Health Ministry.
Authorities said 867 suspected cases had been recorded, including 204 deaths across three provinces believed to be linked to the virus, Agence France-Presse reported.
Ebola causes severe hemorrhagic fever and can be fatal, although it is generally considered less contagious than diseases such as COVID-19 or measles. The virus has killed more than 15,000 people across Africa over the past five decades.
Health authorities said containment efforts were focusing on isolation measures, early detection and contact tracing, as no approved vaccine or treatment is currently available for the Bundibugyo strain linked to the current outbreak.
The World Health Organization said Friday it had raised the public health risk level related to the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo from “high” to “very high.”
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