The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo over. This is the eighth outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease since the discovery of the virus in the country in 1976.

During the outbreak, A total of 583 contacts were registered and closely monitored. The total number of death was four. Compared to previous years, this was the least fatality case.

The effective response to this latest EVD outbreak in Africa was achieved through;

- The timely alert by local authorities of suspect cases,
- Immediate testing of blood samples due to strengthened national laboratory capacity,
- The early announcement of the outbreak by the government,
- Rapid response activities by local and national health authorities with the robust support of international partners,
- And speedy access to flexible funding.

Here’s the timeline of the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: http://blog.ebolaalert.org/drcongo-they-are-called-the-ebola-beaters/