Ebola case count set to increase as Congo officials track hidden infections
Health officials in Congo are shifting to door-to-door case finding to track undetected Ebola infections. This intensified surveillance is expected to lead to a temporary increase in reported case counts.
Why it matters
Improved detection methods are critical for containing outbreaks, though the resulting spike in data may cause public alarm.
The Ebola outbreak in Congo may appear to worsen in the coming weeks as health officials dramatically expand their search for infections that have gone undetected.Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and its partners are shifting from conventional contact tracing toward door-to-door case finding in the hardest-hit areas, where widespread…
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