Ebola Surivor Infects Woman WIth Ebola She Dies 

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The newly confirmed ebola virus patient from Beni was apparently exposed to the body fluids of an Ebola survivor, the ministry said in its statement today, adding that a thorough investigation and genetic sequencing is underway to determine the epidemiological links between the cases.

In a disappointing development today, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) health ministry reported a new Ebola case in Beni, coming just 2 days after the former outbreak epicenter had reached the hopeful mark of going a full 21-day incubation period without new illness.

Today’s announcement also noted five other new cases, including four from two current hot spots.

Of the five other new cases today, two are from Katwa, two are from Butembo, and one is from Kalunguta. Authorities are also investigating 179 suspected Ebola cases. Today’s six new cases lift the outbreak total to 859 cases, which includes 794 confirmed and 65 probable infections.

Health minister Oly Ilunga Kalenga, MD, in late November decided to relocate the office to Goma to separate planning and supervision activities from field operations. According to the statement, the move to Goma will make it easier for the ministry’s partners to get security clearances to work on the Ebola response. It added that the move won’t disrupt daily response activities in Beni, which will still have a subcoordination center as for other main hot spots such as Butembo and Katwa. 

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