One more case has been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) latest Ebola outbreak, in a patient from Beni, the health ministry said yesterday in its latest update.
Goma is the capital of North Kivu province, near the border with Rwanda.
Cases are at 112 (84 confirmed); officials are also tracking 18 suspected cases.
Also, 3 experts assert that pregnant and lactating women should get the vaccine.
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.
