The World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard shows two newly confirmed cases of the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The outbreak totals now stand at 3,418 cases, including 2,240 deaths. A total of 494 suspected cases are still under investigation.
Yesterday the DRC's Ebola technical committee (CMRE) confirmed that one of the new cases was located in Beni.
In its weekly FluView update today, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 15 new pediatric deaths attributed to influenza. CDC estimates this season there have been at least 15 million flu illnesses, 140,000 hospitalizations, and 8,200 deaths from flu.
According to the latest situation report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday, the 15 most recent Ebola cases reported from Jan 13 to 19 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) all came from a known transmission chain and were all recorded in Beni (9 cases) and Mabalako (6 cases).
A vaccinated health worker is among the 5 new Ebola cases recorded since late last week in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which raise the outbreak total to 3,416, including 2,237 deaths. A total of 394 suspected cases are still under investigation, according to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard.
According to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard, officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) tracked one new case of Ebola today, raising the outbreak total to 3,411, including 2,236 fatalities.
A total of 516 suspected cases are still under investigation, and 119 cases are now deemed probable infections.
The WHO says 14 cases reported in the past week have all been traced to the same area.
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According to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard, officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) tracked 5 new cases of Ebola today, raising the outbreak total to 3,403, including 2,235 fatalities. The death toll has not changed since last week.
A total of 410 suspected cases are still under investigation.
The World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard reflects 5 new cases of the viral disease over the weekend, including 3 cases reported today. The outbreak total now stands at 3,398, including 2,235 fatalities.
Officials are still investigating 410 suspected cases.
A new Ebola case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has raised the outbreak total to 3,393 cases, and another death has raised the fatality total to 2,235.
Officials are still investigating 480 suspected cases, according to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard.
