Over 1,100 suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo, Uganda – Africa CDC

NAIROBI — More than 1,100 people were suspected of having contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring Uganda, the head of the African Union’s health agency said on Sunday in a commentary for the Financial Times. Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention director general Jean Kaseya said there were 263 confirmed cases in both countries as of Saturday, with 43 confirmed deaths. More than 1,100 suspected cases were still being investigated, he wrote in the editorial. On Thursday, the Africa CDC said there had been 246 suspected deaths from the virus. READ: Two patients with Ebola-like […]... Keep on reading: Over 1,100 suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo, Uganda – Africa CDC