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In the latest weekly status report on the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) Health (WHO) said half of all recent deaths occurred in the community, which is worrisome. sign.
Deaths in the community, which occur outside a hospital or Ebola treatment center, threaten to extend the chain of transmission of a given case and accelerate still the growing number of cases.
WHO also reported that two of the recent cases in Beni involved nurses, bringing to 27 the total number of health workers infected with the virus during this epidemic, of which 26 confirmed and 3 deaths. And vaccination efforts have expanded to front-line health workers in neighboring Uganda, the agency noted.
Also today. The WHO reported on its Ebola outbreak dashboard that there were 3 new cases of Ebola, bringing the total epidemic to 308. , including 191 deaths.
As of November 4th, the case fatality rate for cancer was 62% (186/300). But with more than 30 cases reported in the week of October 30 and this week, this percentage could be higher. The epidemic has affected a greater number of women, with 59% of cases occurring among women, said WHO. The majority (59%) of cases were also seen in adolescents and younger adults, aged 15 to 44 years.
A total of 88 patients (as of 4 November) have recovered and 91 remain hospitalized in Ebola treatment centers.
About half of all cases in this epidemic originate in Beni, which has been the scene of violence by rebel armed forces who opposed the retaliatory efforts.
"Provinces are experiencing intense insecurity and a growing humanitarian crisis, with more than one million internally displaced people and continued refugee movements to neighboring countries, including Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania, "said WHO.
Vaccination, surveillance efforts still underway
Health officials tracked more than 16,000 case contacts during this outbreak, of which more than 4,000 are still being screened. On average, field health workers receive 161 potential case alerts each day; about 52 cases per day are validated as suspected cases.
"Last week, high contact follow-up rates were reached (between 90 and 92% per day)," said WHO. However, a large proportion of newly identified cases continue to be detected among people who have not previously been identified as contacts. "
Surveillance activities go hand in hand with the ongoing implementation of a ring vaccination campaign in the DRC. As of 4 November, the authorities had identified 168 rings and about 27,000 people in the DRC had been vaccinated against the virus, including at least 9,105 health workers and 7,006 children.
Health officials in Uganda today announced that the first wave of health officials had been vaccinated in the Ntoroko district on the border with the DRC, according to a WHO press release. . Workers from five other high-risk districts bordering the DRC will also be vaccinated.
Until now, no Ugandans have contracted the virus during this epidemic.
See also:
November 6, WHO status report
Nov. 7, WHO Ebola Dashboard
7 November WHO press release in Uganda
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