12TH EBOLA OUTBREAK OVER

THE 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo was declared to be over, three months after the first case was reported in North Kivu, the World Health Organization (WHO) said this week. The recent outbreak was declared when an Ebola death was confirmed in Butembo in North Kivu province on February 7. The dead woman was the wife of an Ebola survivor. The WHO congratulated the health authorities and the health workers on the ground for their swift response. | African News Agency (ANA)