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Ebola Outbreak News
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Congo has confirmed a new case of the Ebola virus.
The 46-year-old patient was admitted to hospital in late July and died on August 15.
More than 130 high-risk contacts have been identified, of which over 50 remain at large.
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The Ebola virus killed more than 11,300 people and infected an estimated 29,000, mainly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia
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Only mild to moderate side-effects were seen, with only three severe reactions, including headache, diarrhoea and fatigue, which were completely resolved, the researchers said.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thrusday said that health workers are monitoring more than 400 people amid an Ebola outbreak in a remote corner of Congo where already three deaths have been blamed on the deadly virus.
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WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti on May 13 visited Kinshasa to discuss with national authorities and partners ways to mount a rapid, effective and coherent response in order to stop the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
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The vaccine is the first to prevent infection from one of the most lethal known pathogens, according to the results published in The Lancet journal.
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The potential for sexual transmission is high for three to four months after the Ebola
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The results recall the importance of monitoring survivors in order to prevent the risks of new epidemic outbreaks.
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The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
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Sierra Leone was declared Ebola-free on November 7, last year but remained under a 90-day period of enhanced surveillance to ensure no hidden chains of transmission have been missed.
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The two-year Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people across west Africa and triggered a global health scare is to be declared over Thursday, with Liberia the last country expecting the all-clear.
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WHO said the first confirmed case in the new outbreak was a 10-year-old boy who fell sick on November 14 and was hospitalised in the capital Monrovia three days later.
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With many cases in Sierra Leone potentially going unreported, the real figure is likely to be much higher, the study said.
No new Ebola cases were confirmed last week, marking the first full week without fresh cases of the deadly disease in a year an a half, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
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