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In Congo, 201 people have died since the Ebola outbreak two months ago. At the same time, authorities have vaccinated tens of thousands of people against the disease.
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A doctor takes care of an Ebola patient in Congo.
In the Congo, since the outbreak of Ebola about two months ago, 201 people have died as a result of the disease. So far, the Ebola virus has been confirmed in 291 cases, the Congolese Ministry of Health announced Saturday evening. More than 28,000 people have been vaccinated against the disease.
The recent epidemic of dangerous haemorrhagic fever mainly affects the city of Beni and its surroundings, in the troubled North Kivu province. 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.
The Ebola virus is one of the most dangerous pathogens in the world, causing fever and often mbadive internal bleeding. During an outbreak in 2014/2015, more than 11,000 people died in West Africa. Infected people can easily transmit the virus. (SDA)
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