Community representatives visit family to raise Ebola awareness
Community representatives visited a family on the outskirts of Beni to raise awareness about Ebola and local prevention. The article describes Ebola as a severe, often fatal illness that is transmitted from wild animals such as fruit bats, porcupines and non-human primates, and then spreads among people through direct contact with blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids and contaminated surfaces or materials. The average case fatality rate is around 50 percent, with past outbreaks ranging 25–90 percent, and the 2014–2016 West Africa outbreak was the largest on record.
Ebola has an average case fatality rate around 50 percent.
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Community outreach took place near Beni to inform families about Ebola risks. Ebola first…
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