Congo says Ebola outbreak spreads to provinces Haut-Uele and Tshopo
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has expanded into the Haut-Uele and Tshopo provinces, with the government declaring them epidemic zones. Oxford University has initiated human trials for a vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain.
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The spread of a rare and deadly virus in a conflict-prone region poses a significant public health challenge, though vaccine development offers a potential path to containment.
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to two new provinces, Haut-Uele and Tshopo, the country’s public health institute said in a report released on Sunday.
“Although current investigations suggest that all cases detected in these two provinces are primarily imported from Niania in Ituri (province), it is necessary and appropriate … to consider these two provinces as an epidemic zone,” the National Institute of Public Health said in its report.
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