The DRC has a stockpile of 1 000 Ebola vaccines and 200 will be dispatched to an area affected by the virus. New Ebola vaccines are 26 to 40% effective and are a huge advancement in dealing with the killer disease. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and its partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are closely monitoring 160 people who were in contact with a confirmed Ebola case. Results on Monday confirmed it was an Ebola case, marking the DRC's 15th outbreak since the discovery of the zoonotic disease in 1976 near the Ebola River. The outbreak ended after 11 cases - eight confirmed, and three probables, including six deaths, were reported.

Source: News 24 August 24, 2022 02:12 UTC