Eastern Congo residents worried amid new Ebola case
ABC News
Residents of the eastern Congolese city of Beni expressed concern after receiving the news that a new case of Ebola was confirmed only five months since the country declared an end to the last outbreak that killed six people in the region
BENI, Congo -- Residents of the eastern Congolese city of Beni expressed concern Saturday, after receiving the news that a new case of Ebola was confirmed only five months since the country declared an end to the last outbreak that killed six people in the region.
The case was registered in eastern Congo, according to the country’s Health Ministry and the National Institute of Biomedical Research.
A child of nearly 3 years old was sent to the Butsili hospital in Beni after presenting various symptoms related to Ebola. He died on Oct. 6 and tested positive for Ebola, according to the research institute and the ministry which made the announcement Friday.
About 100 people who may have been exposed have been identified and will be monitored, according to the ministry.
