Ebola outbreak in Congo is still serious, African health body says

DAKAR: The ‌ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is still serious, with data indicating gaps in infection prevention and control, Africa’s top public health agency said on Thursday. On Saturday, Congo Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba said there were “encouraging signs” in the fight against Ebola since “the peak reached in ‌mid-August,” and ‌that transmission “has been gradually slowing ‌down.” ⁠While data from ⁠Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed a sli