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DR Congo: MSF celebrates Ebola patient discharges in Ituri province
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The clear picture
What happened
The last Ebola patients at a treatment centre in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, were discharged, leaving the facility with no confirmed Ebola cases for the first time since May. Medical staff and residents marked the discharges with singing and dancing, France 24 and Euronews report.
Latest development
Euronews reports that the final patients have now left the Ebola treatment centre.
Why it matters
The treatment centre is no longer caring for confirmed Ebola patients, ending a period of active confirmed-case treatment there that France 24 says had lasted since May.
Known / unclear
Dancing and singing erupted at an Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo as the last patients were discharged.
The available information does not say when the last patients were discharged, whether they tested negative before leaving, how many people were discharged, or whether confirmed Ebola cases remain elsewhere in Ituri or Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Sources
Compiled from 2 independent publishers Euronews · France 24
Euronews emphasises “DR Congo: MSF celebrates Ebola patient discharges in Ituri province”; France 24 leads with “DR Congo: A centre celebrates the discharge of last Ebola patients”.
The big question
Does the absence of confirmed Ebola patients at this Ituri treatment centre mean the wider outbreak has ended?
No conclusion on the status of Ebola beyond this treatment centre is supported by the available information.
What happens next
- Whether health authorities or Médecins Sans Frontières announce additional confirmed Ebola cases in Ituri province.
- Any formal statement on the Ebola situation in Democratic Republic of Congo after the Ituri centre’s last discharges.
Bottom line
The discharges mark a concrete milestone for one Ituri treatment centre, but do not by themselves establish that Ebola transmission has stopped elsewhere.
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- Development updated
Dancing and singing erupted at an Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo as the last patients were discharged.
2 sources at this update - Headline updated
Video. Dancing and singing erupted at an Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo as the last patients were discharged.
2 sources at this update - First reported
Medical staff and residents at a treatment centre in Ituri danced and sang to celebrate a first since May: the centre is no longer treating any confirmed Ebola cases.
1 source at this update