There are as many as two more suspected cases in the town in North Kivu.
A mumps outbreak centered in Anchorage, Alaska, has chugged along for more than a year and reached nearly 400 cases despite a series of vaccination recommendations that expanded to include the entire state, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today.
Almost 500 more people have been vaccinated, bringing the total to 2,179.
The outbreak has grown to 102 cases—6 new—and 59 people have died.
Also, patients are slightly younger than what might be expected, but within a general range.
The outbreak has grown to 91 cases (64 confirmed), including 50 fatalities.
The outbreak has grown to 78 cases, and vaccination has begun in the affected area.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ministry of Health (MOH) released a new update late yesterday afternoon on the growing Ebola outbreak in the eastern region of the country, noting seven new confirmed cases, one of whom is a healthcare worker at Mangina Reference Health Center.
As the WHO detailed stepped-up efforts to prepare four key countries to prevent and detect cases, tests in Uganda ruled out three suspected cases.
The WHO's director-general today warned that 'red zones' in conflict areas could be hiding places for Ebola.
