The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed six new cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, already Africa’s country to be worst-hit by the virus. The WHO says there have been 3,428 confirmed cases and 2,250 deaths between August 2018 and February 2, 2020. Last year, the WHO announced a vaccine that could cure Ebola symptoms in hours. Formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, the disease is named after Ebola River in DRC. The other symptoms are vomiting, diarrhea, rash, symptoms of impaired kidney and liver function, and in some cases, both internal and external bleeding.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 07, 2020 20:26 UTC