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The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) announced Friday that 15 new confirmed cases of Ebola had been recorded during the biggest increase of one day since the announcement of the outbreak. Epidemic in August.
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is the second-largest epidemic in history, killing about 660 people and injuring about 400 more, Reuters reported.
The Ebola virus is one of the most serious infectious diseases often resulting in the death of the infected person. The virus can not be prevented by vaccination. The disease can not be cured. The first outbreaks occurred in isolated villages in Africa. Centered near the tropical rainforests, its epidemic recently occurred in the west of the African continent, striking also large urban and rural areas.
The epidemic in West Africa affected mainly three countries: Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
WHO is working in coordination with the Ministry of Public Health of Congo and a number of non-governmental organizations to combat the current spread of the virus.
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