Health Alerts

The Ebola outbreak in N'Zerekore prefecture has now claimed six lives and the latest tally of cases is four confirmed and five probable – another suspected case in Kankan region has tested negative. Vaccinations for healthcare workers started today in the SE and Conakry, to be followed by ring contacts and frontline workers. A Feb 17 WHO Disease outbreak news post provides more details of response measures and a risk assessment. While in the Democratic Republic of Congo, fatalities in the North Kivu Ebola outbreak have risen to four from eight cases, and infections have spread from Biena health zone to two others – Katwa and Musienene. Challenges remain – gaps in community surveillance, contacts refusing to cooperate ‘and poor communication and logistics’. Vaccinations are continuing. Read More