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Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola crisis situation report | 2 August 2018 - 13 August 2019

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DR Congo
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Key updates

• Transmission intensity remains steady with an average of 86 cases per week (range 80 to 91 cases per week) in the past six weeks.

• In the last 21 days, 14 new cases were reported among health workers and cumulatively, 149 (5%) of healthcare workers were infected to date.

• Cases are moving to new health zones and and reemerging in health zones with previously controlled infections, the greatest number coming from Beni.

• Threats against responders, demonstrations and strikes following the recent killings by rebels in Oicha (Beni) health zones and recurrent clashes between the Mai Mai armed group and Congolese army (FARDC) on the BeniButembo axis have delayed activities on ground.

• On 30 July, a confirmed case was reported in Nyiragongo Health Zone on the outskirts of Goma. Due to the delay in reporting to a health facility, secondary transmissions were anticipated. His wife and child tested positive, received treatment, and were discharged healed from the Goma Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) on August 13, 2019.

• Goma has had four confirmed cases (2 deceased, 2 healed). All 256 contacts related to the first case in Goma (reported 14 July) finished their 21-day follow up period. 232 contacts (including 114 high risk contacts) of the second reported case remain under surveillance.

• For over a year, children have been suffering the devastating effects of the Ebola virus, which makes basic services such as health care and education much harder to access, particularly for the most vulnerable. Children represent about 28% of cases, and suffer secondary effects when family members fall ill or die.