US doctor recovers from Ebola in Germany as DRC cases surge to 488
Al Jazeera reports that a US doctor treated at Hamburg University Hospital in Germany has recovered from Ebola. Confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have reached 488 as the outbreak enters its sixth week. The WHO is coordinating additional vaccine shipments.
A US health worker treated for two weeks in the high-containment unit of Hamburg University Hospital has recovered from Ebola and been discharged. Al Jazeera reports the patient was exposed during fieldwork in the Bunia area in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Treatment involved the REGN-EB3 monoclonal antibody and supportive fluid therapy.
As the DRC outbreak enters its sixth week, the Ministry of Health says confirmed cases have reached 488. A total of 196 deaths have been recorded, including 12 among health workers. The outbreak is concentrated in Ituri and North Kivu provinces, where authorities say contact tracing is being slowed by the activity of armed groups.
The World Health Organization has confirmed that 80,000 doses of the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine have already been shipped to the region, and is working to procure an additional 120,000 doses. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has expanded screening at Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands airports. Neighbouring Uganda and Rwanda have introduced extra health checks at border crossings.
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