World Health Organization on Tuesday revealed that the Democratic Republic of Congo has declared an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged in North Kivu Province, in the east of the country, six weeks ago.
Only one case of the virus was confirmed on August 15 in Beni, according to a WHO statement, making the DRC’s 15th Ebola outbreak it’s “least catastrophic”.
Also speaking DR Congo Minister of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention Jean-Jacques Mbungani noted that the 46-year-old woman died after 23 days in hospital, adding that five people died during the 14th outbreak which ended in July.
According to the WHO protocol, it takes 42 days without new infection for an Ebola epidemic to be considered over.