Ebola Outbreak in DRC: How Is the Response Organized?

The 17th Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, officially since May 15, is already shaping up as the deadliest for the Central African country. Now seven provinces are affected, with the death of a Kenyan citizen on October 6, who had contracted the virus in the DRC and returned to his home country, bringing the emerging disease back into international headlines and raising questions about patient mobility and tracking. The 17th Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, officially since May 15, is already shaping up as the deadliest for the Central African country. Now seven provinces are affected, with the death of a Kenyan citizen on October 6, who had contracted the virus in the DRC and returned to his home country, bringing the emerging disease back into international headlines and raising questions about patient mobility and tracking.