刚果民主共和国埃博拉疫情达峰值，感染速度明显放缓

刚果民主共和国卫生当局宣布，自5月以来爆发的埃博拉疫情已达峰值，每日新增病例数量呈下降趋势1。卫生部长Samuel Roger Kamba表示，日均新增确诊数从120例下降至约80例1。截至9月14日，该国累计确诊病例超过7200例，死亡人数超过3475人1。

疫情防控局面正在改善。10个卫生区中有6个已超过42天未报告新病例，另有4个超过21天未报告新病例1。此轮疫情主要集中在伊图里省，目前已扩散至包括南乌班吉地区在内的六个省份1。刚果民主共和国上月获得超过70000剂Ervebo疫苗，用于疫情防控1。非洲疾控中心主任Jean Kaseya指出，60%至70%的死亡病例发生在社区1。

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced that the Ebola outbreak that began in May 2024 has reached its peak, with transmission rates noticeably slowing 1. Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba reported that daily new cases have dropped from 120 to approximately 80 1. As of September 14, confirmed cases exceeded 7,200, with more than 3,475 deaths recorded 1.

The epidemic is concentrated primarily in Ituri Province and has now spread to six provinces, including South Ubangi region as the latest affected area 1. Of ten health zones, six have now gone more than 42 days without reporting new cases, while four have exceeded 21 days without confirmed infections 1. The DRC received over 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine last month to support containment efforts 1. According to Jean Kaseya, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, 60 to 70 percent of deaths have occurred in the community 1. This marks the country's 17th Ebola outbreak since 1976 1.