Congo reports 3 new Ebola cases

KINSHASA: Three new cases of Ebola virus disease have been confirmed by health officials in the northeastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) five months after the end of a previous Ebola outbreak in the same province, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday.

As of October 16, three new cases have been confirmed, including two deaths, in the Butsili Health Area of Beni Health Zone, bringing the total to five confirmed cases with three deaths, the WHO’s office in DRC said on Monday on its Twitter account.

Five cases have so far been confirmed by health officials, including three deaths, since the first confirmed case of a 2-year-old boy who died on October 6. To date, only the Butsili Health Area remains affected.

By XinHua

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