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South Kivu: Two confirmed cases of Ebola in Mwenga
Posted Fri 16/08/2019 - 11:23
7SUR7.CD
It is a new province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that has just been affected by Ebola Virus Disease.
Two people were tested positive, as carriers of the virus in the province of South Kivu health zone of Mwenga, a few kilometers from the city of Bukavu.
The information was confirmed in an official statement signed by the Governor of North Kivu Carly Nzanzu Kasivita and Dr. Muyembe Jean-Jacques secretary of the multi sectoral committee.
According to the same statement, this is a 24-year-old woman and her 7-month-old son who came from Beni.
The woman died on August 14, while her son is in isolation and his care starts this Friday, August 16.
Glody Murhabazi
https://www.7sur7.cd/2019/08/16/sud-kivu-deux-cas-confirmes-debola-mwenga
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DRC-Ebola: Two confirmed cases including one dead in Mwenga, South Kivu
Friday, August 16, 2019 - 11:58
Two cases of Ebola virus disease have been confirmed by the authorities in the territory of Mwenga at least 135 kilometers from the city of Bukavu (South Kivu). This is a mother who has already died, and her daughter quarantined. The two people stayed in Beni (North Kivu).
"Two positive test cases of Ebola have been confirmed on the night of August 15, 2019 in South Kivu in the Mwenga Territory, Monday's community in the Code Health Area, Kilungutwe Village," the governor said. Theo Ngwabidje Kasi.
Theo Ngwabidje Kasi called on the population to work with the epidemic response team, "I urge the entire population to cooperate with the response teams by observing the hygienic and preventive measures", he.
The disease declared a year ago in Mangina (Beni) has already caused more than 1900 deaths. Experts from the Data Surveillance and Security Committee (DSMB) of the Ebola Virus Disease announced Thursday, August 15, 2019 the discovery of two curative molecules against Ebola. These are the REGN-EB3 and mAb114 solutions that were being studied since November 2018 in collaboration with the NIH School of Public Health and humanitarian organizations under the leadership of WHO, Dr. Jean Jacques announced. Muyembe, who heads the technical secretariat for Ebola.
Justin Mwamba
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