Weekly Ebola Cases In DRC Trending Lower But Movements Of Patients Complicate Response, WHO Says

CIDRAP News: Officials track movement of Ebola patients from DRC hot spot
“Health officials confirmed six more Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) outbreak, and in a weekly snapshot of the outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) said though the weekly number of cases is still trending lower, movements of high-risk patients from the current hot spot pose a risk of recurrence in other areas…” (Schnirring, 10/24).

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