Published Date: 2004-01-06 23:50:00
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep
Archive Number: 20040106.0060
EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER - CONGO REP
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Date: Tue 6 Jan 2004
From: ProMED-mail<promed@promedmail.org> and Marianne Hopp <mjhopp12@yahoo.com>
Source: World Health Organisation (WHO), CSR, Disease Outbreak Report, Tue
6 Jan 2004 [edited]
<http://www.who.int/csr/don/2004_01_06/en/>
Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever in the Republic of the Congo - WHO Update 6
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As of Wed 24 Dec 2003, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of the Congo
reported a total of 35 cases including 29 deaths of Ebola haemorrhagic
fever in Mbomo (31 cases, 25 deaths) and Mbandza (4 cases, 4 deaths)
villages located in Mbomo district, Cuvette Ouest Department. The last
death was reported on Wed 3 Dec 2003, and no further cases have been
reported since then. (see previous report, reproduced in ProMED-mail post
"Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep (33) 20031212.3042".)
Laboratory testing carried out by the Institut de Recherche pour le
Developpement (IRD) and the Centre International de Recherches Medicales de
Franceville (CIRMF), Gabon has confirmed the diagnosis of Ebola in clinical
samples from 16 patients. Laboratory testing was carried out in the field
in collaboration with the Institute of Microbiology of Munich, Germany, the
Laboratory Centre for Disease Control (LCDC) of Winnipeg, Canada, and CIRMF.
The WHO Country Office supported the National Control Committee, which
includes the Ministries of Defence and Foresty and other partners:
the European Union Humanitarian Office (ECHO), French Cooperation,
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
and the National Red Cross Society, Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF)-Holland
and United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
Intensive social mobilization activities were carried out by the Ministry
of Health and WHO, with specific health education meetings for women held
in Mbomo, Olloba and Mbandza villages.
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[This outbreak appears to have been successfully contained, as there have
been neither further cases nor deaths in the 21 days since the previous WHO
Update. - Mod.CP]
See Also
2003----
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep (28) 20031117.2858
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep (29) 20031121.2886
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep (30) 20031125.2922
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep (31) 20031127.2938
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep (32) 20031203.2982
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep (33) 20031212.3042
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (03): susp 20030208.0332
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep.(04): suspected 20030212.0378
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (05): suspected 20030213.0384
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (06): suspected 20030215.0398
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (07): suspected 20030216.0409
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (08): conf 20030218.0420
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (09) 20030222.0461
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (10) 20030225.0479
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (11) 20030226.0484
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (12) 20030227.0489
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (13) 20030228.0499
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (14) 20030302.0524
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (15) 20030304.0543
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (16) 20030307.0565
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (17) 20030310.0587
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (18) 20030312.0604
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (19) 20030314.0629
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (20) 20030316.0659
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (21) 20030324.0730
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (22) 20030403.0821
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (23) 20030414.0912
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (24) 20030507.1135
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep. (27): conf 20031116.2846
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep.: susp 20031106.2748
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep.: susp (02) 20031108.2766
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep: (02) suspected 20030208.0331
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Congo Rep: suspected 20030205.0315
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