Ebola outbreak in Congo ends
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today joined the global public health community in marking the end of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo鈥檚 Equateur Province. Today marks 42 days, or two incubation periods, since the last survivor tested negative for the virus, allowing the DRC Ministry of Health and World Health Organization to , although efforts to detect new cases will continue for at least six months.
鈥淭his is a tremendous accomplishment, particularly in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic,鈥 CDC Director Robert Redfield, M.D. 鈥淐DC congratulates the DRC Ministry of Health and partners who have worked tirelessly to overcome challenges and bring this Ebola outbreak to an end.鈥
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