Ebola -- DR Congo
- Ring vaccination expanded around 2 confirmed cases in Mataba health area in Kalunguta, North Kivu. Two more vaccination rings, in the same health zone, are waiting to be opened in Lisasa and Kabasha health zones;
- Since the start of vaccination on [8 Aug 2018], 228 430 people have been vaccinated;
- The only vaccine to be used in this epidemic is the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, manufactured by the pharmaceutical company Merck, after approval by the Ethics Committee in its decision of 20 May
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6698322&promed&0
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