An Ebola/DRC update: there is now one confirmed case in a city--Mbandaka, home to 1.2 million people.https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/05/game-changer-in-the-congo-as-first-urban-case-of-ebola-is-confirmed/560651/ …
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This is the DRC's first urban case of Ebola since the Kikwit outbreak of 1995. Here's the bad news and good news, in two paragraphs: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/05/game-changer-in-the-congo-as-first-urban-case-of-ebola-is-confirmed/560651/ …pic.twitter.com/gimik3KmVn
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Ebola's presence in a big city is definitely worrying, but history shows that effective public health can still control the virus in such a setting. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/05/game-changer-in-the-congo-as-first-urban-case-of-ebola-is-confirmed/560651/ …pic.twitter.com/H9dIsdHXRM
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Vaccines & treatment centers are important, but so are the Congo's efforts to engage with communities, educating and mobilizing them. That's absolutely crucial. As is their commitment to improve their own health systems, even in the middle of an outbreak.pic.twitter.com/Xvvk0ATMJh
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The Mbandaka Ebola patient attended a funeral in rural Bikoro, and then a church service in the city. Authorities are already tracing possible contacts at both sites. They'll likely be among the first people to be vaccinated once the vaccine is deployed.https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/1857/11/game-changer-in-the-congo-as-first-urban-case-of-ebola-is-confirmed/560651/?preview=qfbPD4RQ9X9z0o70AJ57Ji8SBSI …
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Als antwoord op @edyong209
Ed, I noticed you mention 14 confirmed cases at some point, but the WHO is only reporting 3 confirmed, which you also mention earlier in the article. Is the 14 based on local numbers that are ahead of the WHO?pic.twitter.com/jLXnOjvqkS
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Als antwoord op @K_G_Andersen
Ahem. I got wind of higher confirmed numbers (now the mobile labs have finally kicked in) but decided not to run them till I could see a full table. That sentence was left behind from an earlier draft, but I've deleted it for now. Will update story when official figures come in.
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Als antwoord op @edyong209
Makes sense - given what we know, it's highly likely that a lot of those probable (and possible suspected) cases will turn up positive.2 antwoorden 0 retweets 0 vind-ik-leuks -
Als antwoord op @K_G_Andersen
Right. The rise from 3 to (potentially) 14 more reflects improvements in diagnostic capacity rather than any change in the course of the epidemic.
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Als antwoord op @edyong209 @K_G_Andersen
Do we know the efficacy of the vaccine, or is that still up in the air?
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The studies performed so far look promising, but they're undeniably flawed because of a lack of cases when they were performed. I'm hopeful.
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