Congo declares end to Ebola epidemic in eastern region - Healthwise

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday declared an end to an Ebola epidemic that broke out in the eastern part of the country.The World Health Organisation’s Africa’s Director, Matshidiso Moeti via her Twitter handle @ MoetiTshidi said “It wasn’t easy -at times, it felt like mission impossible.

“Working together we leave an enduring legacy which is now supporting the fight against COVID-19 and other outbreaks. Recall that a new outbreak of the hemorrhagic fever began on June 1 near Mbandaka, in the western part of the country.“The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission.

WHO says vaccines to protect against Ebola are under development and have been used to help control the spread of Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the DRC.

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