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And 806 cases of the disease
The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced that more than 500 people have died of the Ebola virus.
The ministry said Saturday in a statement that 505 deaths and 806 cases had been recorded since the virus began in eastern Congo several months ago.
The epidemic of the deadly virus began in the east of the country soon after the government announced in June the end of the outbreak in the west of the country.
Authorities and humanitarian organizations are struggling to carry out their tasks in the dangerous eastern region, where many militias fight, most of them fighting for control of the country 's rich natural resources. country.
More than 77,000 people have been vaccinated against the virus since August. According to the Ministry of Health.
Ebola is a highly contagious disease that causes fever and often causes heavy internal bleeding leading to death.
The WHO announced several weeks ago that there were now more than 600 confirmed or probable cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Most of the new cases were monitored in the cities and urban areas of North Kivu province (east of the country), with the Ebola outbreak reported last August.
Many militias are fighting for control over the rich natural resources of the region, hampering efforts to fight the epidemic in this impoverished country.
The mass demonstrations of recent days, due to postponement of the presidential elections in the DRC, have also hindered the work of medical aid officials.
According to the World Health Organization, an attack in a hospital in Beni, for example, resulted in the distribution of fewer Ebola vaccines, adding that a deterioration in safety would compromise the fight against this fever hemorrhagic very serious.
According to the latest data, 560 cases of Ebola have been confirmed and 48 others are likely to be infected by the virus. The World Health Organization said: "This Ebola outbreak is the second worst ever.
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