ebola virus disease outbreak in the democratic republic of ... · of congo uganda burundi rwanda...
TRANSCRIPT
case fatality
Total new confirmed cases this week
67%
28 Oct11 N
ov25 Nov
9 Dec23 Dec
6 Jan
20 Jan
3 Feb17 F
eb3 Mar
17 Mar
31 Mar
14 Apr28 Apr
12 May26 May
9 Jun
23 Jun
7 Jul
21 Jul
4 Aug18 Aug
25 Aug1 S
ep
2018 2019
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
8 Sep15 Sep
22 Sep29 Sep
6 Oct13 Oct
20 Oct27 O
ct3 Nov
10 Nov17 N
ov24 Nov
1 Dec
0
10
20
30
40
Epi week 45(4-10 November)
Epi week 46(11-17 November)
Epi week 47(18-24 November)
Epi week 48(25 November-1 December)
71212
3 039
37
5510
AFRICA CDC WEEKLY BRIEF
Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Epidemiological Week 48 (25 November-1 December 2019) Issue 16, December 3, 2019
1. Ebola virus disease outbreak overview
2. Epidemic curve for confirmed and probable cases by date of onset 10th Ebola outbreak, DRC, 2018–2019
IHR = International Health Regulations; SAGE = Strategic Advisory Group of Experts; PHEIC = Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
www.africacdc.org
3313
2204
1082
Total cases
Total dead
Total recovered
10
Data provided by the DRC Ministry of Public HealthPage 1
30 June 2019 Confirmed EVD case in Ariwara, DRC
(near Uganda and South Sudan borders)
14 July 2019 One confirmed case in Goma, DRC 17 July 2019
Fourth meeting of IHR Emergency Committee: EVD outbreak declared PHEIC
30 July 2019 Confirmed case in Nyiragongo Health Zone, DRC (outskirts of Goma)
12 August 2019 Preliminary trial results show improved survival among Ebola patients treated with REGN-EB3 or mAb114
11 June 2019 Confirmed EVD case in Kasese District, Uganda
7 May 2019 New vaccination recommendations
issued by SAGE
New confirmed cases
New confirmed deaths
New recovered
• The Regional Collaborating Centres continued to support preparedness in Member States, including sharing information and discussing preparedness plans during the weekly ECHO sessions.
• Africa CDC volunteers and experts supported tracing of 1020 contacts and investigation of 1184 alerts, including active case-finding for 292 suspected cases.
• Africa CDC teams made 24 visits to health care facilities and trained 53 health care workers in infection prevention and risk communication. They evaluated 2 health care facilities and accompanied 49 health care workers to ensure compliance with infection prevention measures.
• Africa CDC-supported laboratories in Butembo, Bunia, Komanda, Bukavu, Mambasa, and Goma received and tested 1508 samples.
• Response activities remained suspended during the week in Beni.
• The African Union hosted the Africa Against Ebola Forum on Monday, 2 December 2019, to raise funds for the Ebola outbreak response. Pledges were obtained from some participating agencies and partners.
4. Africa CDC response activities this week
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), African Union Commission
Roosevelt Street W21 K19, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
3. Affected areas
South Sudan
Democratic Republic of Congo
Uganda
BurundiRwanda
Ituri
North Kivu
South Kivu
Page 2+251 11 551 7700 [email protected] www.africacdc.org africacdc @AfricaCDC
5. Some photos from the Africa Against Ebola Forum
Desi
gn b
y In
is C
omm
unic
atio
n –
ww
w.in
isco
mm
unic
atio
n.co
m