Today the ministry of health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported two more Ebola cases in the ongoing outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. The outbreak total now stands at 421 cases (374 confirmed and 47 probable), including 241 deaths.
The two new cases are from Kyondo and Kalunguta, and one additional death was recorded in Beni. Seventy-four cases are still under investigation.
Officials have noted 33 new cases in recent days, and the outbreak is due to soon become the world's 2nd-largest.
Five family members of an earlier case-patient are infected, health officials say.
Despite more violence, officials say most response actions continued, except for a brief pause in vaccination.
The outbreak has now reached 352 cases, of which 305 are confirmed, and 210 deaths.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) health ministry revised its tally of the ongoing Ebola outbreak today, noting three more cases and one additional fatality. Officials have now reported 344 cases and 202 deaths in an outbreak that begin in North Kivu and Ituri provinces in August.
Two new cases bring the outbreak total to 341, including 215 deaths.
Three health zones reported their first confirmed Ebola cases recently, a worrisome sign.
At least 5 civilians were killed and children kidnapped in an attack by rebels in Beni.
"No other epidemic in the world has been as complex as the one we are currently experiencing," the DRC health minister says.
