As of 17 November, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of the Congo has reported 11 cases (1 laboratory-confirmed and 10 epidemiologically linked) including 11 deaths in Mbomo district in Cuvette Ouest Departement (See previous report ).
The Government of the Republic of the Congo has officially declared the epidemic as due to Ebola haemorrhagic fever. Laboratory testing carried by the Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD) and the Centre International de Recherches Medicales de Franceville (CIRMF), Gabon, partners in the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), has confirmed the diagnosis of Ebola in clinical samples.
The government has requested the assistance of WHO in controlling the outbreak. The WHO Regional Office for Africa dispatched the West Africa sub-regional epidemic response team which has arrived in the Cuvette Ouest Region.
As of 17 November, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of the Congo has reported 11 cases (1 laboratory-confirmed and 10 epidemiologically linked) including 11 deaths in Mbomo district in Cuvette Ouest Departement (See previous report ).
The Government of the Republic of the Congo has officially declared the epidemic as due to Ebola haemorrhagic fever. Laboratory testing carried by the Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD) and the Centre International de Recherches Medicales de Franceville (CIRMF), Gabon, partners in the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), has confirmed the diagnosis of Ebola in clinical samples.
The government has requested the assistance of WHO in controlling the outbreak. The WHO Regional Office for Africa dispatched the West Africa sub-regional epidemic response team which has arrived in the Cuvette Ouest Region.