Ebola outbreak spreads to high-security risk zone (UN)

The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to spread and is headed "into a high-security zone," said UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported in recent weeks an increase in Ebola cases in North Kivu province in the DRC, most of which is in the Ktawa health zone, where intervention teams are facing mistrust of the community, "he said.

"The epidemic has spread southward into Kayina's health zone, which poses a high security risk," Dujarric told reporters at a news conference, referring to one of the victims. in conflict.

Working under the leadership of the DRC government in collaboration with other services, WHO said the teams were actively working to gain local community confidence and increase their response in those areas.

As of January 24, more than 650 cases of this highly contagious haemorrhagic disease have been reported in the DRC since the start of the latest epidemic, including 443 fatal cases, according to the WHO. Last

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