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[Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is still not under control] September 18th, Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kasea, said on the 17th that existing data cannot yet confirm that the current Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached its peak and that the epidemic is still not under control. Kasea said at an online press conference that the current epidemic curve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has declined slightly overall, but this trend is not yet stable. "Existing data cannot confirm that the peak of the epidemic has been reached," he said. "The spread has not been continuously controlled." Relevant departments need to further understand the chain of transmission, strengthen community monitoring, and prevent the epidemic from continuing to spread to new areas. According to the latest epidemic report released by the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as of the 15th, the country has reported a total of 7,404 confirmed cases of Ebola, including 3,577 deaths, with a case fatality rate of 48.3%. The epidemic has affected 62 health districts in 7 provinces, with the number of confirmed cases in Ituri Province accounting for approximately 77.7% of the country's total.
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