Nearly 300 Ebola-positive people unaccounted for in Democratic Republic of the Congo outbreak
Public health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo say the whereabouts of almost 300 people who have tested positive for Ebola are currently unknown. The warning comes as the outbreak continues to grow in conflict-affected areas where health workers have limited access to camps and communities. Officials say the situation is raising concern about wider community transmission.Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, said on Thursday that more than 1 million people are living in camps that health workers cannot reach. He said figures on recovered patients, those in treatment and deaths... [Continue Reading]
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