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DRC Ebola Outbreak Surges Past 5,700 Cases, WHO Warns
(MENAFN) The Ebola outbreak ravaging the Democratic Republic of the Congo has widened sharply, with 5,794 confirmed infections and 2,786 deaths now recorded, the World Health Organization reported.
WHO's latest situation update, issued late Friday, showed the epidemic has spread from 54 to 60 health zones since the agency's prior report on Aug. 14.
Those numbers put the crude case fatality ratio at 48.1%.
The surge in infections and the broadening geographic footprint over the past three months amount to what the UN health agency described as a substantial escalation in the outbreak's scale.
WHO continues to classify the situation as a public health emergency of international concern, cautioning that delayed case detection heightens the danger of transmission spreading through households, communities and medical facilities.
Across all affected nations, the cumulative case count stands at 5,815, encompassing 20 infections in Uganda and a single case in France, per WHO data.
Deaths overall have reached 2,788, including two in Uganda, while at least 1,314 patients have recovered.
Cross-border spread remains a pressing concern for health officials. Although screening and surveillance measures operate at airports, seaports and formal land border crossings, WHO cautioned that travelers could still slip through unofficial crossing points.
The pathogen driving the outbreak is Bundibugyo virus disease, a particularly severe strain of Ebola. WHO notes the virus spreads through contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected individuals, as well as via contaminated surfaces and materials.
Health officials warn that transmission risk climbs in clinical settings where infection prevention protocols are inadequate, and during burial practices that involve direct physical contact with the deceased.
WHO's latest situation update, issued late Friday, showed the epidemic has spread from 54 to 60 health zones since the agency's prior report on Aug. 14.
Those numbers put the crude case fatality ratio at 48.1%.
The surge in infections and the broadening geographic footprint over the past three months amount to what the UN health agency described as a substantial escalation in the outbreak's scale.
WHO continues to classify the situation as a public health emergency of international concern, cautioning that delayed case detection heightens the danger of transmission spreading through households, communities and medical facilities.
Across all affected nations, the cumulative case count stands at 5,815, encompassing 20 infections in Uganda and a single case in France, per WHO data.
Deaths overall have reached 2,788, including two in Uganda, while at least 1,314 patients have recovered.
Cross-border spread remains a pressing concern for health officials. Although screening and surveillance measures operate at airports, seaports and formal land border crossings, WHO cautioned that travelers could still slip through unofficial crossing points.
The pathogen driving the outbreak is Bundibugyo virus disease, a particularly severe strain of Ebola. WHO notes the virus spreads through contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected individuals, as well as via contaminated surfaces and materials.
Health officials warn that transmission risk climbs in clinical settings where infection prevention protocols are inadequate, and during burial practices that involve direct physical contact with the deceased.
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