Teams from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies prepare for burial at Mbiyo cemetery the body of a fourth orphan who died from Ebola virus disease at an orphanage in Bunia, Ituri Province, June 19, 2026. A virus but no vaccine, a territory prey to armed groups and public distrust: Ebola resurfaced in mid-May at the borders of the DRC, Uganda and South Sudan. Since then, health authorities have been engaged in a race to catch up with the epidemic.On May 15, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared the 17th Ebola outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain, in the vast Central African country. The day before, tests carried out in a laboratory in the capital, Kinshasa, had confirmed the presence of the virus.The epicenter of the crisis is in Ituri, a troubled province in northeastern Congo marked by high population mobility linked to mining activity. Already 246 suspected cases, including 80 deaths, had been reported at that point. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha/AFP)
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26.6.2026., 22:50
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najozbiljnija zdravstvena kriza

Američki CDC podigao odgovor na epidemiju ebole na najvišu razinu

Američki Centri za kontrolu i prevenciju bolesti (CDC) podigli su u petak svoj odgovor na epidemiju ebole u Demokratskoj Republici Kongo na najvišu razinu, no rekli su da je rizik od širenja bolesti u Sjedinjenim Državama i dalje nizak.

Potez, rezerviran za najozbiljnije zdravstvene krize, pokazuje rastuću zabrinutost zbog brzog širenja rijetkog soja bolesti.

Epidemija soja ebole bundibugyo zarazila je više od 1200 ljudi u Kongu te uzrokovala 321 smrtni slučaj, dok je u susjednoj Ugandi zaraženo 20 osoba.

Radi se o najvišem broju slučajeva u prvom mjesecu zaraze ebolom ikad, prema riječima Svjetske zdravstvene organizacije ovaj tjedan.

Centri za kontrolu i prevenciju bolesti podigli su svoju aktivaciju za hitne slučajeve na razinu 1, svoju oznaku predodređenu za najteže hitne slučajeve te joj dodijelili najveći mogući broj djelatnika za razradu odgovora.

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