UN / DRC EBOLA UPDATE

The World Health Organization said that preliminary laboratory results indicate a cluster of cases of Ebola virus in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). UNIFEED / FILE

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:34
• Production Date: 2 August 2018
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - WHO
• Subject Topical: EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
• MAMS Id: 2212017
• Parent Id: 2212017
• Alternate Title: unifeed180802c

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STORY: UN / DRC EBOLA UPDATE
TRT: 1:34
SOURCE: UNIFEED / FILE
RESTRICTION: PLEASE CREDIT UNICEF ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 02 AUGUST 2018, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

RECENT – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

02 AUGUST 2018, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General:
“WHO said the new cluster of cases is occurring in an environment which is very different from previous locations as it is an active conflict zone, and added that the major barrier will be safely accessing the affected population. The agency added that it is working closely with the Government to quickly address the outbreak.”

FILE – WHO – JUNE 2018, Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

4. Aerial shot, Itipo forest
5. Various shots, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Ebola treatment centre

FILE – WHO – JUNE 2018, IBOKO, ÉQUATEUR PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

6. Various shots, ring vaccination campaign in Iboko

FILE – WHO – 16 MAY 2018, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

7. Various shots, WHO staff with a box of Ebola vaccines
8. Various shots, WHO staff getting the Ebola vaccines from dry ice

FILE – WHO - 21 MAY 2018, MBANDAKA, ÉQUATEUR PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

9. Various of a helicopter with supplies in Bikoro helipad
10. Various shots, first day of Ebola ring vaccination in Mbandaka

FILE – UNICEF - 22 MAY 2018, MBANDAKA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

11. Various shots, Ebola prevention poster

Storyline

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that preliminary laboratory results indicate a cluster of cases of Ebola virus in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq today (2 Aug) told reporters in New York that “WHO said the new cluster of cases is occurring in an environment which is very different from previous locations as it is an active conflict zone, and added that the major barrier will be safely accessing the affected population.”

He added “the agency added that it is working closely with the Government to quickly address the outbreak.”

The announcement was made on Wednesday (01 Aug) by the DRC Government. It was issued eight days after the Ministry of Health declared the official end of an Ebola outbreak in Equateur Province, some 2,500 km from North Kivu. A total of 29 died during the most recent outbreak, which was declared over when two weeks had passed without a new case emerging, following the release of the last patient from care.

The Government informed WHO that four out of six samples tested positive for Ebola virus at the Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB) in Kinshasa but that further testing is ongoing.

North Kivu hosts over 1 million displaced people. The province shares borders with Rwanda and Uganda with a great deal of cross-border movement due to the trade activities, which could increase the risk of possible spread of the virus.