As of 7 March 2003, a total of 5 laboratory-confirmed
and 105 probable cases, including 89 deaths have been reported from Ebola
haemorrhagic fever, in the districts of Mbomo and Kellé in Cuvette Ouest
Region ( see
previous report ).
The Ministry of Health, WHO and the
international team continue to train health workers in the treatment of
Ebola, carry out contact tracing and provide essential medical equipment.
Experts from the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network who have been
working to contain outbreak include those from Bernhard- Nocht-Institut,
Hamburg, Germany, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,
United States, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium and the
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England.
The national Red Cross Society is assisting with social mobilization activities to increase awareness and understanding of Ebola in the community.