EBOLA – DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (01): (EQUATEUR) SUSPECTED,
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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Date: Mon 27 Jan 2027
Source: MC Press [in French, trans., edited]
https://www.congo-press.com/sante/equateur-plus-de-10-cas-suspects-debola-dont-8-deces-signales-dans-la-zone-de-sante-de-bolomba/
At least 12 suspected cases of Ebola haemorrhagic fever have been
reported in the Boyenge health area incorporated into the Bolamba
health zone, located more than 250 km [155 mi] from the city of
Mbandaka, capital of the Equateur province.
The information was reported to the press on Monday [27 Jan 2025] by
Colomba Mampuya, president of the Red Cross/Equateur committee.
The same source specifies that the 8 deaths were recorded in the
period from 10 to 22 January 2025, stressing that the samples were
taken and sent to the laboratory in Mbandaka for examinations.
The source of the Red Cross section of the Bolomba territory affirms
that only indigenous peoples are most affected by this disease.