DR Congo finds new Ebola outbreak with 15 dead – DW – 09/04/2025

https:p.dw.comp500uvThe DRC has faced several Ebola outbreaks in recent years FILE: Dec 16, 2021Image: WHO Regional Office for AfricaXinhuapicture allianceAdvertisementThe Democratic Republic of Congo declared a new outbreak of the Ebola virus on Thursday, three years after its last one, in the Kasai Province bordering Angola, east of the capital Kinshasa. The Health Ministry said there were currently 28 suspected cases and 15 recorded deaths. It said the first signs of an outbreak came on August 20, when a 34-year-old pregnant woman was hospitalized with symptoms including high fever and vomiting. It did not say if she had survived. What did the WHO say about the Ebola outbreak? The World Health Organization (WHO) said that four of the suspected cases involved health workers. It also warned that case numbers were likely to increase, as transmission was ongoing. "A national Rapid Response Team joined by World Health Organization experts in epidemiology, infection prevention and control, laboratory and case management has been deployed to Kasai Province to rapidly strengthen disease surveillance, treatment and infection prevention and control in health facilities," the WHO said in a statement on Thursday. The WHO also said it was delivering 2 metric tons of supplies including personal protective equipment (PPE), mobile laboratory equipment and medical supplies. *Reporting by Dw.*