« Some families categorically refuse that their homes be disinfected as well as dignified and secure burials, “regretted Dr. Syalita, adding that” people have not yet understood that Ebola has just reappeared, everything is not yet clear for them ».
As in the past, the population of this region refuses to believe in the existence of Ebola disease and opposes the change imposed to avoid contamination such as avoiding touching the sick or not washing the corpses of the sick. ‘Ebola.
The tenth epidemic, declared on August 1, 2018 in this region, was not eradicated until June 25, 2020 because of the insecurity caused by the activities of armed groups and the resistance of the populations to the health measures put in place to fight against disease.
With more than 2,200 recorded deaths, it is considered the most serious in the history of Ebola in the DRC since its appearance in 1976.
On November 18, 2020, the DRC announced the official end of the 11th Ebola epidemic in the province of Equateur (north-west), which caused the death of 55 people out of 130 recorded cases.
The Ebola virus is transmitted to humans from infected animals. Human transmission occurs through bodily fluids, with the main symptoms of fever, vomiting, bleeding, diarrhea.
The Ebola epidemic has also resurfaced in Guinea, where it has already caused five deaths.
Source: La Libre Afrique
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