"The Democratic Republic of Congo declared a new outbreak of the Ebola virus on Thursday, three years after its last one, in the Kasai Province bordering Angola, east of the capital Kinshasa. The Health Ministry said there were currently 28 suspected cases and 15 recorded deaths. It said the first signs of an outbreak came on August 20, when a 34-year-old pregnant woman was hospitalized with symptoms including high fever and vomiting. It did not say if she had survived."
"A national Rapid Response Team joined by World Health Organization experts in epidemiology, infection prevention and control, laboratory and case management has been deployed to Kasai Province to rapidly strengthen disease surveillance, treatment and infection prevention and control in health facilities," the WHO said in a statement on Thursday. The WHO also said it was delivering 2 metric tons of supplies including personal protective equipment (PPE), mobile laboratory equipment and medical supplies."
A new Ebola outbreak was declared in Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, three years after the last outbreak. The Health Ministry reported 28 suspected cases and 15 recorded deaths, with first signs on August 20 when a 34-year-old pregnant woman was hospitalized with high fever and vomiting; her outcome was not stated. The World Health Organization identified four suspected cases among health workers and warned that case numbers were likely to increase as transmission continued. A national Rapid Response Team with WHO experts has been deployed, and WHO is delivering two metric tons of supplies including PPE and mobile laboratory equipment. Access to the area is difficult and requires at least one day of driving from the provincial capital Tshikapa.
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