The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister of Health, Oly Ilunga has declared the end of an Ebola outbreak in the remote northeastern region of the country.
In May this year, officials declared an outbreak of the highly contagious disease – the eighth to date in the country – in Bas-Uele province.
However, the Ebola outbreak which claimed four lives, had been contained
“I declare the end of the Ebola outbreak in Likati in DRC from midnight tonight,” Oly Ilunga told reporters on Saturday.
Ilunga added that none of the 105 suspected cases had tested positive and that the country had recorded no new cases since June 2.
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