Source: Thehawk
DR Congo Ebola outbreak may be 3 times larger than official count: Africa CDC
Kinshasa, Aug 20 (IANS) The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could be up to three times larger than the official tally, with only 30 to 40 per cent of cases currently being detected, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday. The continental public health agency said modelling by the DRC's National Institute of Biomedical Research, in collaboration with Imperial College London and other partners, suggests the actual number of cases could already exceed 10,000 and may be as high as 15,000. "The real burden…
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- Kinshasa, Aug 20 (IANS) The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could be up to three times larger than the official tally, with only 30 to 40 per cent of cases currently being detected, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday.
- The continental public health agency said modelling by the DRC's National Institute of Biomedical Research, in collaboration with Imperial College London and other partners, suggests the actual number of cases could already exceed 10,000 and may be as high as 15,000. "The real burden
Published: August 20, 2026 6:01 pm
Source: Thehawk