The Ebola epidemic is under control in the Haut-Uele, according to the Minister of Public Health

Kinshasa, 18/10 / (ACP). - The outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever officially declared August 17, 2012 in the areas of health and Isiro Viadana in the district of Haut-Uele in Orientale Province, is currently under control, said Wednesday in Kinshasa, during a press briefing, the Minister of Health, Dr. Felix Kabange Numbi. The Minister of Health said that only two cases have been reported in the past three weeks, September 29 and October 11, 2012 and the cumulative number of 77 cases including 36 deaths since the beginning of the epidemic.Nearly 800 people have been in contact with patients have been followed, the minister added stressing that investigations on the ground indicate that the epidemic had started in March 2012 and not in May 2012 as previously announced.  http://www.acpcongo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12767:lepidemie-d-ebola-est-sous-controle-dans-le-haut-uele-selon-le-ministre-de-la-sante-publique&catid=41:sante&Itemid=62