Risk of Ebola re-emergence to persist in DRC; Cholera in SE

Over halfway into declaring the Ebola virus disease outbreak over is good news, particularly at this time. The latest WHO Sitrep still advises caution due to ‘the long duration and large magnitude of the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), there is a risk of re-emergence of the virus during the lead up to the declaration of the end of the outbreak, and for several months following that declaration.’ 

A CHOLERA outbreak has struck several health districts in the country’s second-largest city Lubumbashi and nearby Kafubu. Read more.

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