Twelve people were ordered to undergo testing for possible Ebola infection in Goma in DR Congo on Saturday, only days after three patients in the densely populated city tested positive for the disease, the country's presidency said.
Twelve people were ordered to undergo testing for possible Ebola infection in Goma in DR Congo on Saturday, only days after three patients in the densely populated city tested positive for the disease, the country’s presidency said.“A total of 12 people from various centers on the outskirts are undergoing testing after the response team triggered the alert protocol,” it said in a statement.
A one-year-old girl became the third patient to test positive for Ebola in Goma, local officials said Wednesday.His wife, also infected, and the young girl were in stable condition on Saturday, the presidency said. The Ebola virus causes fever, vomiting and severe diarrhea, often followed by kidney and liver failure, internal and external bleeding.
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