Ebola 1996 - Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Gabon - Update

29 February 1996 Disease Outbreak Reported As of 27 February, 24 cases of which 17 were fatal had been reported. Control measures instituted in Gabon by the Ministry of Health and an international medical team appear to be containing the further spread. However, sporadic secondary cases can still be expected. Teams sent to investigate rumours of cases in Djoum on the border between Gabon and Cameroon did not find any case of suspect Ebola haemorrhagic fever.…