2017 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak information
Disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola outbreak 2017
Initial case: 22 April 2017[1] Ended: 1 July 2017[2]
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Confirmed cases
5[3]
Probable cases
3[3]
Deaths
4[3]
Democratic Republic of the Congo (orthographic projection)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 May 2017 as having one Ebola-related death.[4][5]
As of 8 June 2017, there were five confirmed cases and three probable cases. Of these, four survived and four died.[6] The affected areas of the DRC are Mabongo (one confirmed), Ngayi (one probable), and Nambwa (four confirmed and two probable) in Likati health zone.[6] According to the WHO, "Modelling suggests the risk of further cases is currently low but not negligible.... As of ... [8 June], 83% of simulated scenarios predict no further cases in the next 30 days."[6]
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Ebola ... is a rare and deadly disease caused by infection with one of the Ebola virus species. Ebola can cause disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees)." Ebola was first identified in 1976 near the Ebola River in the DRC.[7] More than 11,300 people died in the 2013 to 2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.[8]
According to the WHO's "Global Health Observatory", the DRC's population in 2015 was 77,267,000.[9] On 1 July 2017, DRC Minister of Public Health, Dr Oly Ilunga Kalenga, declared that the country had passed a 42-day period with no new recorded cases, and therefore the outbreak was over.[2][10][11] A subsequent outbreak of Ebola was declared by WHO on 8 May 2018, in the northwest Province of Équateur.[12]
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^ abc"External Situation Report 26" (PDF). Regional Office for Africa. Ebola Virus Disease−Democratic Republic of the Congo. World Health Organization. 22 June 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^"Dr Oly Ilunga Kalenga, Minister of Public Health, announces an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Likati district, Bas-Uélé Province (northern DRC) following confirmation by the National Biomedical Research Institute". Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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