Sospeter Sospeter Berling, Udohchukwu Okereke Promise, Ruaichi Juvenali, Nchasi Goodluck, Paul Innocent Kitandu, Kanyike Andrew Marvin, Dewey Rebecca Susan
Weill Bugando School of Medicine Catholic University of Health and Allied Science Mwanza Tanzania.
Faculty of Dentistry, College of Medicine University of Nigeria Nsukka Enugu Nigeria.
Health Sci Rep. 2023 Jul 31;6(8):e1448. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.1448. eCollection 2023 Aug.
On August 21, 2022, healthcare authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in North Kivu Province, bringing the total to 15 outbreaks nationwide. On September 20, 2022, Uganda's authorities declared an outbreak of the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus following a confirmed a case in Mubende district. As of October 6, 2022, the reported numbers of cases were 63, with 29 deaths in Uganda and 1 case with 1 death in DRC, respectively. Ebola virus causes an acute and severely fatal illness, resulting in death within a very short time if left untreated. In addition, these outbreaks in DRC and Uganda pose a major threat to the health and socioeconomic well-being of the people of East Africa due to multiple cross-border activities. Adequate preparations need to be made by the healthcare authorities of the nations concerned; the government, healthcare workers, and the East-African community as a whole have important roles to play in the effective prevention and control of the spread of Ebola virus within and across their borders.
2022年8月21日，刚果民主共和国（DRC）卫生当局宣布北基伍省爆发埃博拉病毒病，使全国范围内的疫情总数达到15起。2022年9月20日，乌干达当局在穆本德区确诊一例病例后，宣布苏丹型埃博拉病毒爆发。截至2022年10月6日，报告的病例数分别为：乌干达63例，29人死亡；刚果民主共和国1例，1人死亡。埃博拉病毒会引发急性且极其致命的疾病，如果不进行治疗，会在很短时间内导致死亡。此外，由于存在多种跨境活动，刚果民主共和国和乌干达的这些疫情对东非人民的健康和社会经济福祉构成重大威胁。相关国家的卫生当局需要做好充分准备；政府、医护人员以及整个东非共同体在有效预防和控制埃博拉病毒在其境内及跨境传播方面都发挥着重要作用。
