Ebola infects 14 people, kills 9 found in Guinea, DRC: Africa CDC
Two African countries of Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reported 14 Ebola virus instances and nine deaths so far, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Avoidance (Africa CDC) stated Monday.
The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the 55-member African Union, reported a fatality rate of 64.3 percent in both countries.
Since the last article, one new confirmed case, two new deaths and no new recoveries have already been reported in the DRC, the Africa CDC explained, adding that three new suspected cases were reported in N’zerekore, Guinea.
The Africa CDC, which emphasized that the number of Ebola cases and deaths mainly included cumulative probable and confirmed ones, stressed that the state figures showed that the DRC had seven cases and four deaths while Guinea had seven cases and five deaths.
Based on the Africa CDC, neither of the Ebola virus-damaged countries has up to now reported recoveries.
New outbreaks of the deadly Ebola virus disease on both African countries are sending innovative jitters to Africa as the continent is still grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Africa CDC last week announced that it could deploy a crisis response support team of authorities in Guinea to help the country combat the new Ebola outbreak.
The Africa CDC also said that it will call for an emergency meeting of experts to better coordinate unexpected emergency responses in Guinea and in neighboring countries over the region, in collaboration with the West African Health Organization.
The 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola virus outbreak claimed over 11,300 lives, with over 28,600 recorded cases.
Ebola is an extremely contagious hemorrhagic fever that triggers a variety of symptoms including fever, vomiting, diarrhea, generalized soreness or malaise and perhaps internal and exterior bleeding.
