Ebola spread in DR Congo 'deeply alarming', MSF warns (www.bbc.com)
from Wudi@feddit.uk to world@lemmy.world on 31 May 06:57
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muhyb@programming.dev on 31 May 10:09 next collapse

It’s baffling that it’s not even an airborne virus to spread this quickly. Something doesn’t add up.

perestroika@slrpnk.net on 31 May 14:09 collapse

Absolute poverty.

Yesterday, I read a description of an Ebola ward where relatives are allowed in (some with as little protection as scarves and rubber gloves) because the clinic cannot offer the patients food and water.

Also, local burial customs (getting people not to touch the dead is a challenge).

Also, denial (some don’t think it’s real, or real enough).

muhyb@programming.dev on 31 May 15:07 collapse

Yeah, it’s terrible!

Previous outbreaks of the same virus:

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| Year      | Geographic location         | Human cases / deaths (case-fatality rate) |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 2007–2008 | Bundibugyo District, Uganda | 149 / 37 (25%)                            |
| 2012      | Province Orientale, DRC     | 57 / 29 (51%)                             |
| 2026      | Ituri Province, DRC         | TBD                                       |
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And it’s already much worse than previous ones. >> Confirmed cases: 225 Suspected cases: 1037 Deaths: 241

6244901@lemmy.zip on 31 May 10:45 collapse

Oh here we fkin go back to 2015