Beni

May 6, 2022

In this photograph taken Sunday July 14, 2019, an Ebola victim is put to rest at the Muslim cemetery in Beni, Congo DRC. -   Copyright © africanews A third Ebola case has been identified in Democratic Republic of Congo's city of Mbandaka, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. The patient is a 48-year-old man believed to be a "high-risk" contact of the first Ebola patient identified in the DRC's latest outbreak, who died on April 21. A tweet by the WHO on Thursday, May 5 reads: "Responders have identified 444 contacts and continue to monitor their health," it said. Health authorities at the @MinSanteRDC in #DRC confirmed a 3rd case of #Ebola in Mbandaka on 4 May. The 48-year old man is a high-risk contact of the first patient, who passed away on 21 April. Responders have identified 444 contacts and continue to monitor their health. pic.twitter.com/y26UkJIK3x According to the WHOs Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, though many people have received their vaccination, those who were vaccinated two years ago when the DRC experienced an outbreak of the virus will be revaccinated. The DRC has huge supplies of the Ebola vaccine, the WHO assured, adding that the country's health authorities are more experienced in containing the disease than anywhere else in the world. Investigations to determine the source of the current outbreak remain ongoing, the WHO said. The DRC has experienced 13 outbreaks of Ebola in total, including one that started in 2018 and claimed nearly 2,300 victims, according to WHO. Additional sources • WHO