300 people in the DRC suffering from Ebola

In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, 300 people have already contracted the Ebola virus, which is a death threat. Up to now, 186 people have died as a result of the disease and 88 could be cured, as explained the Congolese Ministry of Health last night. Of the 300 cases, the Ebola virus was clearly detected at 265 in the laboratory.

Since early August, about 26,000 people have received a promising experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus to halt the epidemic. The recent epidemic of dangerous haemorrhagic fever mainly concerns the city of Beni and its surroundings in the province of North Kivu in difficulty.

Several militias and rebel groups are active, which prevents badistants from visiting patients quickly, isolating and contacting their loved ones. There is also resistance to vaccination – which is characterized by deep distrust of the government – resistance.