New Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo

[Smokin Joe]

New Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo

http://www.who.int/news-room/detail/08-05-2018-new-ebola-outbreak-declared-in-democratic-republic-of-the-congo

The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Bikoro in Equateur Province today (8 May). The outbreak declaration occurred after laboratory results confirmed two cases of EVD.

The Ministry of Health of Democratic of the Congo (DRC) informed WHO that two out of five samples collected from five patients tested positive for EVD at the Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB) in Kinshasa. More specimens are being collected for testing.

WHO is working closely with the Government of the DRC to rapidly scale up its operations and mobilize health partners...

Excerpt: more at: http://www.who.int/news-room/detail/08-05-2018-new-ebola-outbreak-declared-in-democratic-republic-of-the-congo

Lets see how this President responds (maybe he won't import the disease like his predecessor).

[Smokin Joe]

Global Security has picked this up, now, https://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/news/2018/05/sec-180513-presstv01.htm?_m=3n%2e002a%2e2290%2eiq0ao0bbd6%2e23x3

So far, only 18 reported dead, but the UN and Congo health officials are trying to contain and get ahead of this outbreak, especially after the outbreak in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia in 2014-2016 which killed over 11000 people. The current outbreak threatens the provincial capital of Mbandaka ,with a population in six figures, and connected by river to Kinshasha; by air to the world.

Because in the event of a large outbreak like that in 2014 of the opportunity for the disease to spread to neighboring nations and the world, the UN (WHO) is being more aggressive than they were in the previous outbreak.