Claim: Congo Ebola epidemic exceeds 1,000 cases: health ministry.
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title: 2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak
text: suspected or likely cases. On 9 September, the WHO raised the number of cases to 62 and the death toll to 35 from possible or confirmed Ebola cases. Included in this number were 9 health-care workers with 7 deaths among them. In total, 386 contacts were listed and 239 contacts were being followed. The outbreak was still contained in Jeera county in the Boende region. As of 28 October, there had been 66 cases reported. In total, 49 deaths had been reported, including eight among health care workers. No new reported contacts were being followed and twenty days had passed

title: 2017 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak
text: DRC Minister of Public Health, Dr Oly Ilunga Kalenga, declared that the country had passed a 42-day period with no new recorded cases, and therefore the outbreak was over. A subsequent outbreak of Ebola was declared by WHO on 8 May 2018, in the northwest Province of Équateur. The first "situation report" from the WHO on 15 May 2017 listed 19 suspected cases and 3 deaths. The first person to request treatment was a 39-year-old male. On 16 May, the WHO indicated that there had been 21 suspected cases and 3 deaths. Approximately 400 additional individuals were being monitored in

title: 2018 Kivu Ebola outbreak
text: as "probable cases". The Uganda Ministry of Health has issued an alert for extra surveillance as the neighboring outbreak in the DRC is just away from its border. On 7 August, the DRC Ministry of Public Health indicated that the total count had climbed to almost 90 cases; two days later, on 9 August, it was nearly 100 cases. On 16 August, the United Kingdom indicated it would help with EVD diagnosis and monitoring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On 17 August, the WHO reported that "contacts" numbered about 1500 individuals, however there could be more in certain

title: 2017 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak
text: 83% of simulated scenarios predict no further cases in the next 30 days." According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Ebola ... is a rare and deadly disease caused by infection with one of the Ebola virus species. Ebola can cause disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees)." Ebola was first identified in 1976 near the Ebola River in the DRC. More than 11,300 people died in the 2013 to 2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. According to the WHO's "Global Health Observatory", the DRC's population in 2015 was 77,267,000. On 1 July 2017,

title: West African Ebola virus epidemic
text: case numbers by a factor of up to 2.5. With this correction factor, approximately 21,000 total cases were estimated for the end of September 2014 in Liberia and Sierra Leone alone. The same report predicted that total cases, including unreported cases, could reach 1.4 million in Liberia and Sierra Leone by the end of January 2015 if no improvement in intervention or community behaviour occurred. However, at a congressional hearing on 19 November, the Director of the CDC said that the number of Ebola cases was no longer expected to exceed 1 million, moving away from the worst-case scenario that

title: 2018 Kivu Ebola outbreak
text: that a second ETC would be needed in the area, and space was insufficient in Mangina itself to accommodate one. By mid-September, however, there had been only two additional cases in the Mandima Health Zone, and only sporadic cases were being reported in the Mabalako Health Zone. As of 10 December, the World Health Organization is reporting that the current Democratic Republic of the Congo outbreak has affected 49 healthcare workers as confirmed cases, and 15 have died due to EVD. In terms of prognosis, aside from the possible effects of post-Ebola syndrome, there is also the reality of survivors

title: 2017 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak
text: the same region of the DRC. On 17 May, WHO said that the number of individuals being monitored had risen to about 416, while the following day, the number of confirmed and suspected cases had risen to 29. As of 24 May, 520 individuals were reported to be on the contact list to monitor their health status. Of those, 226 had completed 21 days of monitoring. As of 27 May, 30 cases had been reclassified as not Ebola-related. On 13 May 2017, Doctors Without Borders indicated that they would send a team to the most recently affected area in the

title: Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone
text: which led to the estimate that by January 2015 the number of cases in Liberia and Sierra Leone could grow to 1.4 million. On 25 September there were 1940 cases and 587 deaths officially, however, many acknowledged under-reporting and there was an increasing number of cases in Freetown (the capital of Sierra Leone). WHO estimated on 21 September that Sierra Leone's capacity to treat Ebola cases fell short by the equivalent of 532 beds. There were reports that political interference and administrative incompetence had hindered the flow of medical supplies into the country. By 2 October 2014, it was estimated

title: 2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak
text: affected 315, killing 254. In 2003 there was an outbreak that affected 143 and killed 128, a death rate of 90%, the highest Ebola death rate ever recorded up to that date. The table below indicates the outbreaks that have occurred since 1976: 2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak In 2014, an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) occurred. Genome sequencing has shown that this outbreak was not related to the 2014–15 West Africa Ebola virus epidemic, but was of the same EBOV species. It began in August 2014 and

title: 2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak
text: were reported, almost all centered on the Yambuku mission hospital or having close contact with other cases. A total of 318 cases and 280 deaths (an 88% fatality rate) resulted from this outbreak, which, along with an outbreak in Sudan that had begun a few weeks previously, were the first outbreaks of Ebola ever recorded. The virus responsible for the initial outbreak, named after the nearby Ebola river, was first thought to be Marburg virus but was later identified as a new type of virus related to Marburg. A second major outbreak of Ebola occurred in Kikwit in 1995; it

title: 2018 Kivu Ebola outbreak
text: The DRC Ministry of Public Health reported on 16 August that 316 individuals had been vaccinated. On 24 August, the Democratic Republic of the Congo Ministry of Public Health indicated it had vaccinated 2,957 individuals, including 1,422 in Mabalako against the Ebola virus. On 29 August it was reported that women who are pregnant are not being given the vaccine, even though more than 20,000 individuals have been and many more continue to be vaccinated. Dr Peter Salama, who is Deputy Director-General of Emergency Preparedness and Response for WHO, indicated that the current 300,000 vaccine stockpile may not be enough

title: 2018 Kivu Ebola outbreak
text: 33 cases of EVD were identified, of which 24 died, in one week. On 9 November, at 319 probable and confirmed cases (not counting suspected cases) the 2018 North Kivu and Ituri province Ebola virus outbreak became the biggest in the DRC's history. On 29 November, the 2018 Kivu Ebola outbreak surpassed the total case count of each EVD outbreak that had occurred before, except the West Africa epidemic, to become the "second biggest EVD outbreak ever". The Democratic Republic of Congo declared an Ebola outbreak on 1 August, when four cases had tested positive for the Ebola virus in

title: 2017 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak
text: 2017 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 May 2017 as having one Ebola-related death. As of 8 June 2017, there were five confirmed cases and three probable cases. Of these, four survived and four died. The affected areas of the DRC are Mabongo (one confirmed), Ngayi (one probable), and Nambwa (four confirmed and two probable) in Likati health zone. According to the WHO, "Modelling suggests the risk of further cases is currently low but not negligible... As of ... [8 June],

title: 2016 Angola and DR Congo yellow fever outbreak
text: about a 1000 kilometers south, and the provinces of Bié, Benguela, Cunene, Cabinda, Hula, Huambo, Malange, Kwanza Sul, Uige, Zaire and Kwanza Norte. As of 9 March 2016, the WHO reported that there were 65 confirmed cases, 813 suspected cases, and 138 deaths in Angola. On 22 March, WHO reported that cases had occurred in 6 of the 18 provinces of Angola, and that transmission was ongoing. Suspected and confirmed cases totaled 1,132, with 375 cases laboratory confirmed and 168 deaths. The situation report of 28 October 2016 reported the most recent number of suspected cases and laboratory-confirmed cases; total

title: 2018 Équateur province Ebola outbreak
text: this individual as the index case has not yet been confirmed. Équateur province's Provincial Health Division reported 21 cases with symptoms consistent with Ebola virus disease, of whom 17 had died, on 3 May 2018. Of these, eight cases have subsequently been shown not to have been Ebola-related. The outbreak was declared on 8 May after samples from two of five patients in Bikoro tested positive for the Zaire strain of the Ebola virus. On 10 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that the Democratic Republic of the Congo had a total of 32 cases of EVD, and a

title: 2018 Kivu Ebola outbreak
text: ten outbreaks that have occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 9 November 319 probable and confirmed cases (not counting suspected cases) made this current outbreak the biggest ever in the DRC. 2018 Kivu Ebola outbreak The 2018 Kivu Ebola outbreak began on 1 August 2018, when it was confirmed that four cases had tested positive for Ebola virus in the eastern region of Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Kivu outbreak included Ituri Province, after the first case was confirmed on 13 August. This outbreak started just days after the 2018 Équateur province

title: 2017 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak
text: the village where the first documented outbreak occurred. <br> The table below indicates the 10 outbreaks that have occurred since 1976: 2017 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 May 2017 as having one Ebola-related death. As of 8 June 2017, there were five confirmed cases and three probable cases. Of these, four survived and four died. The affected areas of the DRC are Mabongo (one confirmed), Ngayi (one probable), and Nambwa (four confirmed and two probable) in Likati health zone. According

title: Ebola virus disease
text: July 24, 2018. On 1 August 2018 the 10th Ebola virus outbreak was declared in North Kivu province. In contrast to prior outbreaks, this one has occurred in a military conflict zone, with thousands of refugees in the area. By November 2018 nearly 200 Congolese had died of Ebola, about half of them from the city of Beni, where armed groups are fighting over the region's mineral wealth, impeding medical relief efforts. "Ebolavirus" is classified as a biosafety level 4 agent, as well as a Category A bioterrorism agent by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It has the

title: 2018 Kivu Ebola outbreak
text: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, though there are as yet no confirmed cases in the country of Uganda. According to the International Red Cross, a 'most likely scenario' entails an asymptomatic case will at some point enter the country of Uganda undetected among the numerous refugees coming from the DRC. On 20 September Uganda indicated it was ready for immediate vaccination, should the Ebola virus be detected in any individual. On 21 September, officials of the Democratic Republic of the Congo indicated a confirmed case of EVD at Lake Albert, an entry point into Uganda, though no case has

title: 2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak
text: and follow-up activities were carried out in order to limit the spread of the disease. There are no roads to the affected area, which made working conditions difficult. By 18 August, 13 people, including three health care workers, were reported to have died of Ebola-like symptoms in Équateur province, a province that lies about north of the capital Kinshasa.On 26 August, the Équateur Province Ministry of Health confirmed an outbreak of Ebola to the WHO. On 2 September, the WHO said that there were currently 31 deaths in the Northern Boende area in the province of Équateur and 53 confirmed,