DRC declares yellow fever epidemic after 67 cases
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THE Democratic Republic of Congo declared a yellow fever epidemic in three provinces, including the capital Kinshasa, yesterday after confirming 67 cases of the disease, with another 1,000 suspected cases being monitored.
Health Minister Felix Kabange said seven of the proven cases were autochthonous, while 58 were imported from Angola, where the outbreak began. A further two cases came from remote forested areas not linked to the current outbreak. Five people have died, he added.
“I declare today a localized epidemic of yellow fever in the provinces of Kinshasa, Kongo Central and Kwango,” Kabange told a news conference.
Kinshasa is the main concern for global healthcare officials, because it has a densely packed population of more than 12 million and poor health infrastructure.
Yellow fever is transmitted by the same mosquitoes that spread the Zika and dengue viruses, although it is a more serious disease. The “yellow” in the name refers to the jaundice that affects some patients.
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