A
health
wo ke
i
p otective
gea
looks
o
at
a
Ebola
t eatme t
ce t e.
(Photo:
AP)
Co go’s
co fi med
Ebola
death
toll
has
ise
to
2,011,
with
the
seco d
1,000
deaths
eco ded
i
about
th ee
weeks
compa ed
with
oughly
i e
weeks
fo
the
fi st
1,000,
as
the
cou t y
battles
the
fastest-g owi g
Ebola
outb eak
o
eco d.The
latest
gove me t
figu es
put
the
umbe
of
co fi med
i fectio s
at
4,381
ac oss
five
p ovi ces,
less
tha
th ee
mo ths
afte
autho ities
decla ed
the
outb eak
o
May
15.Acco di g
to
the
Associated
P ess
(AP),
704
patie ts
we e
admitted
a d
i
isolatio
as
health
teams
co ti ued
effo ts
to
co tai
t a smissio ,
i cludi g
i
some
of
the
cou t y’s
ha dest-to- each
a eas.
Seco d
1,000
deaths
eco ded
i
about
th ee
weeks
It
took
oughly
i e
weeks
afte
the
outb eak
was
decla ed
fo
the
co fi med
death
toll
to
each
1,000.
The
ext
1,000
deaths
we e
eco ded
i
about
th ee
weeks.The
vi us
had
bee
ci culati g
fo
mo ths
befo e
autho ities
detected
the
outb eak.
The
Wo ld
Health
O ga izatio
(WHO)
said
ge etic
a alysis
i dicated
t a smissio
si ce
Feb ua y,
while
subseque t
esea ch
suggests
it
may
have
begu
as
ea ly
as
Ja ua y
i
Itu i
p ovi ce.Some
ea ly
i fectio s
we e
mistake
fo
mala ia
a d
typhoid,
delayi g
detectio .
Co tact
t aci g
has
also
bee
hampe ed
by
i secu ity,
poo
i f ast uctu e,
populatio
moveme t
a d
p essu e
o
health
se vices,
with
ma y
ew
i fectio s
eme gi g
outside
k ow
t a smissio
chai s.
The
outb eak
is
caused
by
Bu dibugyo
vi us,
a
type
of
Ebola
fo
which
the e
is
o
app oved
vacci e
o
p ove
t eatme t.WHO
o
July
2
added
the
fi st
molecula
diag ostic
test
specifically
desig ed
to
detect
Bu dibugyo
vi us
to
its
Eme ge cy
Use
Listi g,
allowi g
faste
co fi matio
of
suspected
i fectio s.
Co go
eco ds
its
la gest
Ebola
outb eak
The
cu e t
outb eak
is
Co go’s
17th
si ce
Ebola
was
fi st
ide tified
i
the
cou t y
i
1976
a d
is
ow
its
la gest
by
eco ded
case
cou t.
Globally,
it
is
seco d
o ly
to
the
2014-2016
West
Af ica
epidemic,
which
eco ded
28,616
cases
a d
11,310
deaths
ac oss
Gui ea,
Libe ia
a d
Sie a
Leo e.
US
aises
Ebola
assista ce
to
$512
millio
The
US
o
August
5
a ou ced
a othe
$242
millio
fo
the
espo se,
taki g
its
total
assista ce
to
$512
millio .
The
State
Depa tme t
said
the
additio al
fu di g
would
suppo t
up
to
six
mo ths
of
espo se
ope atio s.US
officials
said
the
assista ce
had
suppo ted
mo e
tha
180
health
facilities
a d
helped
dist ibute
ea ly
300
to es
of
supplies.P eside t
Do ald
T ump
said
o
May
18
that
he
was
co ce ed
about
the
outb eak
a d
that
it
emai ed
co fi ed
to
Af ica
at
the
time.
The
admi ist atio
also
imposed
e t y
est ictio s
a d
e ha ced
sc ee i g
fo
t avelle s
f om
affected
cou t ies.The
US
Ce te s
fo
Disease
Co t ol
a d
P eve tio
(CDC)
has
said
o
outb eak-li ked
Ebola
cases
have
bee
epo ted
i
the
US.A
WHO-spo so ed
cli ical
t ial
is
testi g
the
mo oclo al
a tibody
MBP134
a d
emdesivi ,
sepa ately
a d
i
combi atio ,
to
dete mi e
whethe
they
ca
imp ove
su vival
amo g
people
with
Bu dibugyo
vi us
disease.
Sepa ate
vacci e
ca didates
ta geti g
the
vi us
a e
also
bei g
studied
as
esea che s
seek
ew
tools
to
co t ol
the
outb eak.
