Several US citizens may have been exposed to the Ebola virus while in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This information comes amid a new outbreak of the disease in the region. The possible infection was reported on Sunday, May 17, by the Stat News portal, citing sources.
According to the post, the Americans had been in contact with people who tested positive for the virus. An American citizen may have already shown symptoms of the disease, but there are no official test results yet.
US authorities are now trying to organize the deportation of potentially infected people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They plan to prepare a place for them with the possibility of quarantine and medical observation. The report stated that the option of transferring patients to a US military base in Germany is being discussed, but the final decision has not yet been made. message.
Earlier it became known that in the Ituri province in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an Ebola outbreak killed more than 80 people.
Read more about what type of virus this is, how dangerous it is, and whether there are effective treatment methods in the article from Evening Moscow.