Health workers in Rwampara hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are struggling to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak that has infected over 900 suspected cases with more than 220 deaths since May 15. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak an international emergency.

An Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading across gold mining communities, with authorities struggling to contain cases that may have already circulated undetected. A nurse from Bunia is believed to be Patient Zero, with clusters of suspected deaths reported in Mongwalu and Rwampara.

An Ebola outbreak has been reported in the towns of Rwampara, Mongwalu, and Bunia in the Ituri Province of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

A patient with Ebola Bundibugyo strain was discharged from a treatment center in Rwampara, Ituri province, marking the first confirmed recovery since the outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While the recovery is a positive milestone, medical officials on the ground describe the situation as challenging with substantial operational obstacles remaining.

Authorities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have imposed strict public health measures, including bans on funeral ceremonies, suspension of football matches and limits on public gatherings to 50 people, as part of efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak. The decision was taken after clashes between residents and police in the city of Rwampara, […] The post WHO raises Ebola outbreak risk level to ‘very high’ in eastern DR Congo appeared first on Khaama Press .

Healthcare workers in protective suits are carrying bodies into disinfected coffins at a general hospital in Rwampara, a town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, suggesting an active disease outbreak with confirmed fatalities.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the response is being organized in Ituri to face the Ebola epidemic. This province in the northeast of the country is the epicenter of the contagion. It is there that the first cases were reported last week, mainly in the mining areas of Mongbwalu and Rwampara.

The health minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Sunday that authorities had already selected sites in Rwampara and Mongwalu to establish new treatment centers and that dozens of patients were receiving active care.