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The Ministry of Health has excluded Ebola haemorrhagic fever as the cause of death of the six suspected cases reported last Wednesday by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Laboratory analyses was carried out at the INRB (National Institute of Biomedical Research) and the results were negative for Ebola virus. Further laboratory investigation is continuing to determine the illness in this outbreak.
(Via ReliefWeb - accessed 04/06/13)
Advice for Travellers
The risk of travellers becoming infected or developing Ebola haemorrhagic fever is extremely low, unless there has been direct contact with blood, bodily fluids of dead or living infected persons or animals. As a precautionary measure, travellers in DRC should avoid such contact.
Travellers returning from tropical countries should always seek rapid medical attention if they develop flu-like symptoms (such as fever, headache or general malaise) within three weeks after return.
