Life-threatening disease: Another US citizen is infected with Ebola in the Congo
According to the Congolese government, 1,830 infections have been confirmed in the laboratory since the start of the most recent outbreak in May
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According to the Congolese government, 1,830 infections have been confirmed in the laboratory since the start of the most recent outbreak in May. The current outbreak is considered particularly difficult to contain, as there is neither an approved vaccine nor a specific therapy against the Bundibugyo virus. 648 people have been proven to die from the disease.
Furthermore, French doctor and US doctor were also infected This is the second known case of a US citizen who became infected during the current outbreak in the Congo. In France, a doctor from a humanitarian organization who had returned from eastern Congo tested positive for the Bundibugyo virus. Previously, a US doctor who had contracted infection in eastern Congo had been flown to Germany for treatment and cared for in the Berlin Charité.
In addition, In the wake of the severe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, another US citizen has become infected with the virus. Case numbers are rising particularly quickly this time Ebola is a life-threatening viral disease, which is transmitted by direct physical contact as well as contact with bodily fluids.
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According to the Congolese government, 1,830 infections have been confirmed in the laboratory since the start of the most recent outbreak in May.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe current outbreak is considered particularly difficult to contain, as there is neither an approved vaccine nor a specific therapy against the Bundibugyo virus.
reliability low1/2 sources648 people have been proven to die from the disease.
reliability low1/2 sourcesFrench doctor and US doctor were also infected This is the second known case of a US citizen who became infected during the current outbreak in the Congo.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn France, a doctor from a humanitarian organization who had returned from eastern Congo tested positive for the Bundibugyo virus.
reliability low1/2 sourcesPreviously, a US doctor who had contracted infection in eastern Congo had been flown to Germany for treatment and cared for in the Berlin Charité.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn the wake of the severe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, another US citizen has become infected with the virus.
reliability low1/2 sourcesCase numbers are rising particularly quickly this time Ebola is a life-threatening viral disease, which is transmitted by direct physical contact as well as contact with bodily fluids.
reliability low1/2 sources
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