The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) National Institute for Biomedical Research announced today that a new case of the Ebola Zaire virus had been confirmed in the city of Beni, reported VOA.
Genetic sequencing showed the case is linked to North Kivu province’s 2018-2020 outbreak.
During that Ebola outbreak, about 2,300 fatalities were confirmed.
Unfortunately, the DRC has recorded 14 Ebola outbreaks since 1976.
The Ebola virus can sometimes linger in survivors’ eyes, central nervous system, and bodily fluids and flare up years later, says the U.S. CDC.
When people become infected with Ebola, they do not start developing signs or symptoms immediately. An infected person can only spread Ebola to other people after they develop signs and symptoms of Ebola.
Additionally, the Ebola virus is not known to be transmitted through food.
From an Ebola prevention perspective, there is some good news.
On August 19, 2022, the first version of the WHO’s Clinical Management for Ebola included strong recommendations for using monoclonal antibody therapies.
Previously, the U.S. FDA approved Merck’s Ervebo (rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP) vaccine in 2019.
In additional Ebola outbreak alerts, the CDC has recently issued Travel Advisories for COVID-19, monkeypox, and polio outbreaks in the DRC.
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