Saturday, January 24, 2009

DR Congo: Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Kasai Occidental, Situation Report No. 18 of the 22 & 23 January 2009



1. 1. SITUATION EPIDEMIOLOGIQUE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION

The epidemiological situation, to date, is as follows:

- New suspected cases: 1; new deaths: 1.

- Total number of suspected cases: 49 including 34 female, 17 suspected cases are under the age of 15 years, 32 are aged 15 and over.

- Cleaning the chier fi continues, including 12 cases whose samples were tested negative by the laboratory of the INRB. Other laboratory results are expected.

. - Total number of deaths: 15, CFR: 31%.

Residence of patients: 35 to Kaluamba, 2 to Mweka, 1 Nsungi Munene, 2 to Kabau, 6 Kampungu, 1 Bakatombi, 1 and 1 in Mwanyika Luebo.

Total number of contacts under surveillance: 13, the last contact will be unloaded on 13 February 2009.

Number of patients currently in isolation at Kampungu: 0

- New alerts were reported on Friday 23 January 2009 6 in Lubumbashi (Katanga) with 1 death, 2 in the area of health and Mweka 1 in Kananga. Investigations are underway.


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