On December 16, 2021, the Ministry of Health of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared the end of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic which affected the health zone (ZS) of Me, in the province of North Kivu, in the DRC. The declaration was made in accordance with the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), 42 days after the second negative test of the last confirmed case.
Between October 8 and December 16, a total of 11 cases (eight confirmed, three probable) including nine deaths and two survivors were reported in ZS Beni. Of the nine deaths, seven occurred in the community and two at the Ebola Treatment Center (ETC). The overall case fatality rate is 82% (9/11) among total cases and 75% (6/8) among confirmed cases.
During the outbreak period (October 8 to December 16, 2021), three (16%) of the 19 health areas in Beni reported confirmed cases, namely Butsili (six cases), Bundji (one case) and Ngilinga (one case). case). Children under five accounted for 50% (4/8) of all confirmed cases. To date, all contacts have completed their 21-day follow-up period and have been released from active follow-up.
In addition, from October 8 to December 13, a total of 21,916 alerts were reported in nine health zones, including 15,642 in Beni; 21,558 (98%) of these were investigated and 1,709 were validated as suspected EVD cases.
Source: World Health Organization (WHO).
Disease: Ebola
Vaccine: Ervebo
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