2017 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 May 2017 as having one Ebola-related death.[4][5]
Initial case: 22 April 2017[1] Ended: 1 July 2017[2] | |
Confirmed cases | 5[3] |
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Probable cases | 3[3] |
Deaths | 4[3] |
As of 8 June 2017, there were five confirmed cases and three probable cases. Of these, four survived and four died.[6] The affected areas of the DRC are Mabongo (one confirmed), Ngayi (one probable), and Nambwa (four confirmed and two probable) in Likati health zone.[6] According to the WHO, "Modelling suggests the risk of further cases is currently low but not negligible.... As of ... [8 June], 83% of simulated scenarios predict no further cases in the next 30 days."[6]
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Ebola ... is a rare and deadly disease caused by infection with one of the Ebola virus species. Ebola can cause disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees)." Ebola was first identified in 1976 near the Ebola River in the DRC.[7] More than 11,300 people died in the 2013 to 2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.[8]
According to the WHO's "Global Health Observatory", the DRC's population in 2015 was 77,267,000.[9] On 1 July 2017, DRC Minister of Public Health, Dr Oly Ilunga Kalenga, declared that the country had passed a 42-day period with no new recorded cases, and therefore the outbreak was over.[2][10][11] A subsequent outbreak of Ebola was declared by WHO on 8 May 2018, in the northwest Province of Équateur.[12]