{"id":36910,"date":"2018-08-22T06:26:03","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T11:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=36910"},"modified":"2018-08-22T06:27:20","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T11:27:20","slug":"ebola-death-toll-climbs-to-55-as-number-of-infected-rise-congo-authorities-lay-plans-for-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=36910","title":{"rendered":"Ebola Death Toll Climbs To 55 As Number Of Infected Rise;\u00a0Congo Authorities Lay Plans For Crisis\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-08-21\/ebola-death-toll-climbs-55-number-infected-rise-congo-authorities-lay-plans-crisis\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Ebola Death Toll Climbs To 55 As Number Of Infected Rise;\u00a0Congo Authorities Lay Plans For Crisis\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1897\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1897\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-2077925_22=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-2077925_22=\"1\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"submission-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DNC),\u00a0South Africa, announced five new cases of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in the Mabalako hot zone of the North Kivu district, bringing the total number deaths to 55. Of the 69 currently infected with the disease,\u00a013 are heath workers &#8211; just under 20%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img\" role=\"group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/DlHwpwdX0AAARMd.jpg?itok=_die4Cso\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/DlHwpwdX0AAARMd.jpg?itok=_die4Cso\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/DlHwpwdX0AAARMd.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/DlHwpwdX0AAARMd.jpg?itok=_die4Cso 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"346ad04c-8e27-4416-873c-2cc0df09169e\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSF_uk\/status\/1031870519698771968\">MSF UK<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To manage the crisis, DNC officials have announced free treatment for all victims over the next three months,\u00a0supplies are being delivered to vital areas, and new facilities are being constructed to handle the ill.<\/p>\n<p>Health officials in Mabalako, Beni and Mangina\u00a0are have been utilizing the unlicensed vaccine,\u00a0rVSV-ZEBOV,\u00a0which was used during another\u00a0DRC Ebola outbreak earlier this year in which there were 33 fatalities out of 54 confirmed cases. The DRC, meanwhile, has said a new Ebola treatment center (ETC) will soon open in nearby Ituri province, as the currently established ETCs are at capacity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/ebola%20pic%20%281%29.jpg?itok=_W2HhfpB\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/ebola%20pic%20%281%29.jpg?itok=_W2HhfpB\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/ebola%20pic%20%281%29.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/ebola%20pic%20%281%29.jpg?itok=_W2HhfpB 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"0fca9a29-8e25-4bc0-ba4a-a422ff34f7bc\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Tarik Jasarevic, a spokesperson with the World Health Organization (WHO), told CIDRAP News that 13 healthcare workers have tested positive for Ebola, a troubling development, because infected health workers were one of the main factors in the rapid spread of the disease during the 2013-2016 outbreak in West Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Jasarevic also commented on a recent UNICEF report that said children were being infected at high rates during this outbreak. &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/news-perspective\/2018\/08\/who-13-health-workers-infected-drc-ebola-outbreak\"><em>CIDRAP News<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The case distribution is slightly younger than what we might expect when compared to previous outbreaks, but still within the general range; each outbreak is different,&#8221; said Jasarevic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/DlIgmSOX4AA-Om1.jpg?itok=TvYXkG9b\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/DlIgmSOX4AA-Om1.jpg?itok=TvYXkG9b\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/DlIgmSOX4AA-Om1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/DlIgmSOX4AA-Om1.jpg?itok=TvYXkG9b 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"514\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"9b3cb58a-c520-4164-a525-b35da6e03512\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organization (WHO)\u00a0announced over Twitter that 10 vaccination rings had been identified around 28 recently confirmed cases, while around 1,300 have been vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ebola Death Toll Climbs To 55 As Number Of Infected Rise;\u00a0Congo Authorities Lay Plans For Crisis\u00a0 Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DNC),\u00a0South Africa, announced five new cases of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in the Mabalako hot zone of the North Kivu district, bringing the total number deaths to 55. 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