Amman, June 2 (Petra) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has
reported a significant decline in the number of suspected Ebola cases
in the Democratic Republic of Congo, following weeks of growing
concern over the potential spread of the outbreak within the country
and beyond its borders.
According to Euronews, WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said on
Tuesday that the number of suspected cases had fallen sharply. As of
May 31, a total of 116 suspected cases had been recorded in the
Democratic Republic of Congo, compared with 906 cases reported at the
end of last week.
Lindmeier said that some of the suspected cases were confirmed as
Ebola infections following laboratory testing, while a large number
of others were ruled out after patients were found to be suffering
from different illnesses with symptoms similar to those of Ebola,
including malaria, meningitis and other fever-related conditions
unrelated to the virus.
//Petra// AF
