Ebola 1996 - Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Gabon (new outbreak) - Update 5

Reported June 8, 2021 · Source: WHO

Situation brief 0 ebola cases reported, affecting Gabon.

0 Confirmed

0 Probable / Suspected

0 Deaths

Origin (suspected) Gabon

Affected GA

19 November 1996 Disease Outbreak Reported A source from the Ministry of Health in Gabon has notified WHO that the physician who flew to South Africa for treatment on 27 October had been in direct contact with one of two patients previously identified during the Booué outbeak. These two patients had travelled to Libreville for health care. The Ministry of Health is now looking for additional contacts in Libreville.…

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Ebola 1996 - Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Gabon (new outbreak) - Update 5

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