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In one Update on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Epidemic In the provinces of North Kivu and Ituru, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Ministry of Health announced that the death toll would be 200 on Friday, the total number of dead being 200, and that there would have been 205 on November 10.
Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 329, of which 294 confirmed and 35 probable.
The current epidemic is one tenth of the country and has surpassed the previous major epidemic, which occurred in Yambuku in 1976, with 318 cases and 280 deaths.
Ebola teams have faced challenges in the field, misinformation and mistrust resulting from decades of conflict that has prevented some local populations from allowing vaccination teams to vaccinate, search for contacts and to perform burials with dignity and safety.
"The fact that we have so far prevented the spread of the Ebola virus in neighboring countries is a testament to the hard work and determination of the staff of all partners," said the Director-General of WHO. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. "As complex and challenging as this epidemic is, I am confident that, together with the Ministry of Health, MONUSCO and all our partners, we will be able to put an end to it."
Dr. Tedros's statement does not correspond to that of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Robert Redfield, who recently stated that international public health experts should consider the possibility of not being able to control. will become entrenched.
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