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2019-05-06 Africa Subsaharan

Over 1,000 dead in DR Congo Ebola epidemic

[DAWN] More than 1,000 people have now died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material...
, authorities said, as aid workers warned that the highly contagious virus combined with insecurity in the restive region was creating a "deeply worrying situation".

The current outbreak is the second deadliest on record, after an epidemic killed more than 11,300 people in West Africa in 2014-2016.

Efforts to roll back the outbreak of the haemorrhagic fever have been hampered by fighting but also by resistance within communities to preventative measures, care facilities and safe burials. "In total, there have been 1,008 deaths (942 confirmed and 66 probable)," the health ministry said in a daily update late on Friday.

The central African country declared a 10th outbreak of Ebola in 40 years last August centred in the city of Beni in North Kivu province before the virus spread into the neighbouring Ituri region.

The World Health Organisation had initially voiced hope it would be able to contain the outbreak, thanks in part to a new vaccine. But in recent weeks senior WHO officials have conceded that insecurity, scarce financial resources and local politicians turning people against health workers had seriously undermined the containment effort.

Posted by Fred 2019-05-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Add 3 more zeros then call me.

Posted by Skidmark 2019-05-06 00:39|| 2019-05-06 00:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Sadly Skid, if it reaches that point, then we're all screwed. Suggest you read what the Raconteur Report blog has to say about Ebola..could be the next Black Plague although a vaccine is available. I'm sure the beautiful people will have theirs while rationing the rest of us. Finally...a way to take care of all the Deplorables!

Posted by Warthog 2019-05-06 10:16|| 2019-05-06 10:16|| Front Page Top

#3 The central African country declared a 10th outbreak of Ebola in 40 years

So this is an unprecedented event - at least in the modern meaning of "since the last time it happened".

Given that we have an extremely contagious disease, a civil war, and people attacking health care facilities, I'm betting on the virus.

Posted by SteveS 2019-05-06 10:20|| 2019-05-06 10:20|| Front Page Top

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