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Ebola virus reaches displacement camps in DR Congo
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The Orlando Advocate
On Friday, UNHCR confirmed that at least five of the Ituri province’s 69 displacement camps have reported Ebola cases, compounding what is already a devastating outbreak.
Local authorities report that there have been almost 4,000 cases of Ebola and and more than 1,800 deaths – centered on Ituri – since the outbreak was declared on 15 May.
Still, the virus is overwhelming response efforts currently, according to World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Heightened risks for the campsThe provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Haut-Uele and Tshopo – where Ebola cases have been confirmed – host around 4.4 million internally displaced people.
Provinces affected by the Ebola outbreak overlap with those most affected by the current conflict in the eastern DRC.