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New Ebola Outbreak Flares Up as Measles, COVID-19 Rage in DRC

posted by Fnord666 on Saturday June 06 2020, @11:19AM   Printer-friendly
from the triple-shot dept.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:

New Ebola outbreak flares up as measles, COVID-19 rage in DRC:

The new Ebola outbreak is in the western city of Mbandaka, the capital of the Équateur Province. The city—situated at the junction of the Congo and Ruki Rivers—is a major trade and travel hub and home to more than 1 million people.

On Monday, June 1, 2020, officials confirmed an outbreak with six cases so far (three confirmed, three probable). Four of the cases have died, and two are being treated. The World Health Organization reported that officials expect to find more cases as outbreak responses ramp up.

The outbreak is the 11th recorded in the DRC since Ebola was discovered in the country in 1976.

Officials believe that the DRC's new outbreak is unrelated to the ongoing 10th outbreak, which began in August 2018 on the eastern side of the country—in the North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri provinces. That outbreak has included 3,463 cases (3,317 confirmed and 146 probable), and 2,280 people have died, making it the second-largest outbreak recorded.

[...] Meanwhile, the DRC has been battling one of the world’s largest measles outbreaks, with 369,520 cases and 6,779 deaths reported since 2019.

And as of May 31, officials have reported 3,195 cases and 72 deaths from COVID-19.

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 06 2020, @01:35PM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 06 2020, @01:35PM (#1004184)

    Then should be impossible to transfer Ebola. 3rd world countries just lack the resources to get protective equipment.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 06 2020, @04:17PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 06 2020, @04:17PM (#1004219)

    They also have customs - like sticking their fingers in dead people's rectums - that help spread Ebola. I kid you not.

    • (Score: 0, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 06 2020, @04:42PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 06 2020, @04:42PM (#1004229)

      I knew there was a reason Dean Martin wouldn't drink from the same glass as Sammy Davis Jr.

    • (Score: 2) by istartedi on Saturday June 06 2020, @04:43PM (1 child)

      by istartedi (123) on Saturday June 06 2020, @04:43PM (#1004231) Journal

      Now that I'm not eating lunch today, I'll have some extra free time. Thanks.

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 07 2020, @01:31PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 07 2020, @01:31PM (#1004494)

        We know how you're going to spend it too.

  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 06 2020, @05:55PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 06 2020, @05:55PM (#1004260)

    They just need more facemasksTESTING!