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| Second Ebola death confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo amid fears of new major outbreak | Second Ebola death confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo amid fears of new major outbreak |
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| A 60-year-old woman had died in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, becoming the second confirmed Ebola fatality in a week amid fears of a new epidemic after an earlier outbreak was declared 'over' in November. | A 60-year-old woman had died in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, becoming the second confirmed Ebola fatality in a week amid fears of a new epidemic after an earlier outbreak was declared 'over' in November. |
| The case was confirmed on Wednesday by the technical commission of the provincial health ministry. The ministry claimed that the 60-year-old woman had been identified as a contact of another woman who'd died from Ebola on February 4 and was married to a survivor of the previous major outbreak. | The case was confirmed on Wednesday by the technical commission of the provincial health ministry. The ministry claimed that the 60-year-old woman had been identified as a contact of another woman who'd died from Ebola on February 4 and was married to a survivor of the previous major outbreak. |
| According to local media, the woman's symptoms appeared on January 22, but her headache and physical asthenia was mistaken for Covid-19, having been admitted to hospital on a number of occasions. | According to local media, the woman's symptoms appeared on January 22, but her headache and physical asthenia was mistaken for Covid-19, having been admitted to hospital on a number of occasions. |
| Medical teams conducted a thorough investigation on February 10, the day of her death, and discovered the woman was positive for Ebola. | Medical teams conducted a thorough investigation on February 10, the day of her death, and discovered the woman was positive for Ebola. |
| Local media claim the patient's body was buried in the traditional way, without proper regard for hygiene rules. | Local media claim the patient's body was buried in the traditional way, without proper regard for hygiene rules. |
| A team of contact tracers has been deployed to the area in an attempt to reduce the spread of the virus, Congo's health ministry stated. | A team of contact tracers has been deployed to the area in an attempt to reduce the spread of the virus, Congo's health ministry stated. |
| Ebola killed more than 2,200 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo between 2018-2020 before the epidemic was declared 'over' by the country's health ministry and the World Health Organization. | Ebola killed more than 2,200 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo between 2018-2020 before the epidemic was declared 'over' by the country's health ministry and the World Health Organization. |
| There have been 11 outbreaks of the virus in the country since it was first discovered near the Ebola river in 1976. | There have been 11 outbreaks of the virus in the country since it was first discovered near the Ebola river in 1976. |
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