Health Alerts

The worst floods in 25 years have struck seven provinces but had the greatest impact in three - North and South Ubangi and Mongala, causing a spike in cases of malaria, acute respiratory infections and typhoid fever and adding to the disease outbreaks already suffered this year - Ebola virus disease (EVD), measles, cholera, monkeypox, bubonic plague and rabies. On the EVD outbreak in the NE: there will be delays in relief efforts in Mangina and Biakato after attacks on healthcare workers led to several deaths and injuries to others; a 2-day general strike has also been declared in North Kivu. The latest daily update (Dec 3) announced 367 suspected cases under investigation but no new confirmed cases or (high-risk) community deaths (10 were recorded late last week, however). Overall there have been 3,133 confirmed and probable EVD cases and more than 2,200 deaths. Read more.