The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared the latest cycle of Ebola outbreak over.
Congolese Minister of Public Health Dr Jean-Jacques Mbungani on Monday said the outbreak in Equateur Province in northwest DRC had been tamed.
This latest outbreak announced on April 23, 2022 in Mbandaka, the largest city of Equateur, was the 14th in the history of Congo.
“After 42 days of reinforced surveillance without any new confirmed case, from July 3, 2022, and in accordance with the WHO protocol, I declare the end of the 14th Ebola epidemic in the province of Equateur,” Dr Mbungani said.
According to the World Health Organisation, it takes 42 days without a new infection for an Ebola epidemic to be considered over.
Source: The East African
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