MOSCOW, Sept 7 (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) -- The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 6,604, with 3,175 deaths reported, the DRC National Institute of Public Health (INSP) said on Monday, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.
“Over the past 24 hours, 82 new cases and 41 deaths have been recorded. The total number of cases since the start of the outbreak has reached 6,604, with 3,175 deaths,” the statement read.
According to doctors and humanitarian workers interviewed by The Washington Post in Ituri and North Kivu provinces, official statistics may reflect only part of the actual number of cases.
Many infected individuals are not included in epidemiological surveillance systems, with a significant number dying outside medical facilities.
Currently, neither a vaccine nor a treatment for the new Bundibugyo Ebola strain is officially licensed. However, laboratory data suggest that the new Ervebo vaccine may offer some protection.
-- BERNAMA-SPUTNIK/RIA NOVOSTI