The death toll of the latest outbreak of the Ebola virus has risen to 55 since the start of August as authorities struggle to control the spread of the disease. Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DNC), southern Africa, announced five new victims in the town of Mabalako-Mangina, close to the epicenter of the outbreak in Beni, North Kivu province. The government has announced free
treatment for all victims against the disease for the next three months as they desperately try to control the outbreak. Beni’s mayor Jean Edmond Nyonyi Masumbuko Bwanakawa said locals would not have to pay for treatment in the towns of Beni, Mabalako-Mangina and Oicha starting this week. In a statement, the country’s health ministry said: “96 cases of hemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 69 of which had been confirmed and 27 were seen as probable.” READ MORE
