Ebola outbreak in Congo announced on February 7 ends
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today joined the in marking the end of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo鈥檚 North Kivu Province, 42 days after the last survivor tested negative for the virus. The outbreak, announced Feb. 7, was the African nation鈥檚 fourth in three years. Genome sequencing results linked the first case to the previous outbreak. CDC helped DRC establish a mobile genetic sequencing lab and will continue to provide technical assistance.
鈥淲e are proud to have been part of the effort and remain committed to supporting the DRC鈥檚 efforts to assist outbreak survivors, prevent future outbreaks, and quickly detect and respond to any new cases of Ebola,鈥 CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, M.D.
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