D.R. Congo Ebola outbreak spreads

The Democratic Republic of Congo faces a “very high” public health risk from Ebola, the World Health Organization warns, after the disease spreads to a major city

WHO sending 7,540 doses of experimental vaccine developed by pharmaceutical firm Merck, which proved effective during limited trials in 2016 in West Africa

With Congo’s unreliable electricity, storage of vaccine will be difficult, as it requires temperatures of between minus 60o Celsius and minus 80oC

Mbandaka: Three cases confirmed in transport-hub city of 1.2 million on Congo River

Bikoro: Outbreak first reported

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
EQUATEUR PROVINCE
SUDAN
CAMEROON
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
REP. OF CONGO 
GABON
Congo
Congo
Brazzaville
ANGOLA
Kinshasa
ANGOLA
RWANDA
BURUNDI
ZAMBIA
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
ZAMBIA
TANZANIA 
UGANDA


200km 125 miles


CUMULATIVE EBOLA CASES AND DEATHS*
Total cases 45
Deaths 25
*as of May 18


Source: WHO, Reuters, BBC     Picture: Associated Press    © GRAPHIC NEWS