EBOLA Outbreak in
Republic of Congo,
Africa
near the common border with Gabon, Africa
Beginning near the end of 2002, through about May of 2003
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- Ebola--Ongoing outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Africa (WHO
reports beginning 2/10/03)
- Update 12 -- 5/7/03 (143 cases, including 128 deaths) "The two most recent deaths reported ocurred on the 22 April, one in the remote village of Ndjoukou (in Kéllé district) and the other in a forest camp near Kéllé town. Twenty-one contacts have been identified in Ndjoukou and Kéllé town and are being visited on a regular basis by the surveillance team."
- Update 11 -- 4/14/03 (140 cases, including 123 deaths) "The most recent nine reported cases lived in the same remote village of Ndjoukou (in Kéllé district) and occurred within the last 2 weeks. Twelve contacts have been identified in this village and are being visited on a regular basis by national Red Cross volunteers. Contact follow-up in the towns of Mbomo and Kéllé is no longer being carried out as the last cases were reported on 15 and 23 March respectively."
- Update 9 -- 3/24/03 (123 cases, including 113 deaths)
- Update 8 -- 3/16/03 (118 cases, including 106 deaths, Republic of Congo)