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In the Ituri province of the DRC, for the first time since May, the Ebola treatment centre in Mangbwalu has no confirmed patients left — MSF staff and residents marked this with a celebration. However, the epidemic in the region continues: on 27 October, authorities reported more than 10,000 confirmed cases in Africa.
Otabek YusupovAn outbreak of Ebola fever caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached 10,060 cases and 4,887 deaths since mid-May. There is no approved vaccine or specific treatment; cases have been confirmed in Kenya and Nigeria.
Aziz KarimovAn independent committee of experts has warned that the measles epidemic in Bangladesh, which has killed more than 1,200 children, is a sign of a weakening immunization system and a harbinger of outbreaks of other diseases. The Health Ministry has promised to urgently hire vaccinators.
Aziz KarimovThe Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, the largest in the country's history, has spread to an eighth province — North Ubangi. The number of cases has exceeded 9,400, with more than 4,500 deaths. In Kenya, an eighth case has been confirmed; the first patient died on October 5.
Otabek YusupovAccording to the DRC Ministry of Health, cited by Associated Press, the Ebola death toll has reached 4,381, with 9,066 confirmed infections. By the end of September, there were 3,900 deaths and 8,000 cases. The outbreak was declared on May 15 in Ituri province and spread to Uganda, where the WHO announced in late August that viral transmission had ceased.
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