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Olamummy001:
At least 80 deaths have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) new Ebola disease outbreak, authorities said, as health workers race to intensify screening and contact tracing to contain the disease.

Nearly 250 suspected cases of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever have been recorded in eastern DRC, according to the health ministry, with one death also reported in neighbouring Uganda. This has raised concerns that the disease could spread to neighbouring countries.

“The Bundibugyo strain has no vaccine, no specific treatment,” DRC’s Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba said on Saturday.

“This strain has a very high lethality rate, which can reach 50 percent.”

The outbreak, the country’s seventeenth, was confirmed on Friday in the northeastern province of Ituri, which borders Uganda and South Sudan. At the time, 65 suspected deaths had been confirmed; the toll was raised to 80 on Saturday.

According to Kamba, the suspected patient zero was a nurse who reported to a health facility in the provincial capital, Bunia, on April 24, with symptoms suggesting Ebola.

The disease has so far been confirmed in three health zones in Ituri, including Bunia, and the areas of Rwampara and Mongwalu, where the outbreak is concentrated.

Only 13 blood samples have been tested at the National Institute of Biomedical Research; eight tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain. The remaining five could not be analysed due to insufficient sample volume, the health minister said.

‘Extremely concerning’
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has raised concerns that the outbreak could spread rapidly, citing several factors, including the high population density of towns in Ituri and the close proximity of the affected areas to Uganda and South Sudan.

The agency also warned of the high volume of cross-border travel to and from the affected region, as well as the logistical challenges of containing the further spread of Ebola.

Medical aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), are responding to the outbreak.

“The number of cases and deaths we are seeing in such a short timeframe, combined with the spread across several health zones and now across the border, is extremely concerning,” said Trish Newport, MSF emergency programme manager.

Jagan Chapagain, secretary-general of the IFRC, said, “The evolving epidemiological situation, and the risk of cross‑border spread, underscore the need for timely, coordinated and sustained action. Engaging with communities and building trust is essential to ensure people seek care early and help stop the epidemic in its tracks.”

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/16/drc-health-minister-warns-very-high-ebola-lethality-rate-as-toll-hits-80

VirginOlosho:
Fvck him!

No pity or RIP to waste on any Polithiefician.

The Maga even donated 50 million recently to APC to strengthen the shege in the kwantiri.

I just hope his football club doesn't fold up, that's one thing the poor can at least benefit from.

Lontorlooka:
The problem started when they opened their doors for franchise players.

People who wanted to start restaurant business but don’t want to go through the effort of creating a new brand and growing customers .
Instead ; they apply, pay some recurring fees , be brand materials , recipes , menu and business starts with customers flooding in .


While this looked like massive chain growth , they couldn’t enforce the meals have the same quality and taste accords board . Franchise members started adding their stuff . Why not ! It’s their business .


Then once a customer have a bad experience at an outlet , they start looking for alternatives sub consciously and they’ll feel all outlets are bad .

PoliteActivist:
*Politeness*
It will bring in people and investments.
Don't you see US always accusing China of intentionally devaluing their currency?
Example, if Togo devalues their currency you'd be going there to buy stuff and vacations, but if they inflate their currency you won't go

PoliteActivist:
*Politeness*
It will bring in people and investments.
Don't you see US always accusing China of intentionally devaluing their currency?
Example, if Togo devalues their currency you'd be going there to buy stuff and vacations, but if they inflate their currency you won't go

PoliteActivist:
*Politeness*
It will bring in people and investments.
Don't you see US always accusing China of intentionally devaluing their currency?
Example, if Togo devalues their currency you'd be going there to buy stuff and vacations, but if they inflate their currency you won't go

PoliteActivist:
It will bring in people and investments

bukatyne:
Ms. means female.

She can be married or single.

G00dharddick:
I so much desire us to have our 4th afcon title but dude take it easy. Football, especially this afcon can be cruel when you least expect it. So let Super Eagle's take it one at a time. No boastful comments please.

Dude all great teams that I know of that could have dealt with Nigeria are all out. Is it ordinary Congo that wants to stop us? Abi na south Africa wan Stop us? I no understand.

otipoju:
He is good. He is not new to the game. He played Nigerian league before moving to South African league which along with Israeli Leauge was the zenith for many Nigerian goalkeepers.

Don't forget, until Mendy broke the glass ceiling recently, it was a hidden secret that elite European clubs do not sign African goalkeepers.

His confidence and size is a morale booster for the whole team.

Shattuck:
sometimes playing the underdog guinea could be more dangerous for the eagles, cameroon would be a more cautious side and they are not that great also, remember it was this same guinea side that defeated Nigeria 2 nil at the recent friendly.

0Brien:
Chill, This isn't the Cameroon team we used to dread those days

mmadu5:
looks like it has been welded/ worked on before. you are going to need to replace the whole gear assembly. and no your gear box is fine.. if you have a gear box mechanic have them remove the broken gear selector and go buy a Tokunbo one and replace..


good luck and be safe

kingreign:
I don't know. But I believe it's something that won't break your bank account.

kingreign:
Replace the selector. You can easily get then from part sellers or dismantlers aka butchers aka mgbuka.