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"Containing the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo requires
community cooperation and is “everybody’s business”, the World Health
Organization has said.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the organisation’s director general, made the plea
on Sunday during a visit to eastern Congo where some residents have protested
against stringent medical protocols for handling victims’ bodies.
“We can stop this Ebola and anyone who has it can also recover. But the rule …
is this thing is everybody’s business and every citizen should be involved,”
Ghebreyesus said at the opening of a treatment centre in Bunia, the capital of
Ituri province, which is at the centre of the outbreak.
Protesters have complained restrictions on handling victims’ bodies violate
local burial rites, a sentiment that has been linked to at least three attacks
against health centres.
There is no vaccine for the Bundibugyo virus, the strain behind the current
outbreak, but infected people can recover, according to Ghebreyesus.
He said: “If you come to health facilities when you have symptoms, you can get
the support and recover, so the key is to come forward as early as possible and
to get the necessary support.”
Five patients had recovered and four were to be discharged on Sunday, after the
earlier discharge of the other patient, the WHO chief said.
The organisation has recorded 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths in
the DRC. Authorities in neighbouring Uganda have confirmed nine cases and one
death."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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