Article #33685

South China Morning Post - World News

South China Morning Post - World News

Title Ebola spreads in eastern Congo as contact tracing falters Source South China Morning Post - World News
Description Ebola is spreading faster than responders can track it in eastern Congo, where health workers managed to follow up with barely one in five identified contacts in a single day. Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported 83 confirmed infections, 746 suspected cases and 1,603 identified contacts as of May 21, according to the health ministry. Yet health workers were able to follow up with only 342 contacts that day – about 21 per cent of the total under monitoring – according to...
Link https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3354634/ebola-spreads-eastern-congo-contact-tracing-falters?utm_source=rss_feed Published At 2026-05-23 07:37:27 (2 months ago)
Created At 2026-05-23 07:38:14 Updated At 2026-05-23 07:38:14