WHO adjusts number of suspected Ebola cases.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), after completing the epidemiological review and screening process, the number of suspected Ebola cases in Central Africa has been adjusted to just 116, a sharp decrease from the more than 900 suspected cases previously recorded.

The WHO said that many cases initially classified as suspected infections were removed from the list after test results showed they had other diseases with similar symptoms, such as malaria, typhoid, or meningitis.

The WHO emphasizes that, according to epidemiological surveillance procedures, all patients with suspected symptoms who come to a medical facility are recorded as suspected cases while awaiting test results. Therefore, the significant fluctuations in the number of suspected cases while the number of confirmed cases continues to increase are normal developments in the process of monitoring and controlling the epidemic.

To date, the Central African region has recorded a total of 330 confirmed cases of Ebola. Of these, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been the hardest hit, with 321 cases and 48 deaths since the outbreak began in Ituri province in the northeastern part of the country.

RG

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