Good News, No Additional Deaths Reports

Thanks to rapid detection and response by local health officials, there have been no additional deaths to date. However, it may be just a delay in reporting due to the isolation and clearance process.

There is no independent reporting network in Congo. After I asked the outbreak, some people in the Congo had heard rumors while others were tight-lipped.

International news - Radio Netherlands Worldwide - English: "Aid organisation Doctors Without Borders has set up an isolation unit in the Democratic Republic of Congo for people infected with the Ebola virus. Sufferers have been placed in quarantine to prevent any further spread of the disease."

An Investigation is Needed

For the second time in just over a year, Ebola outbreak confirmed near Mweka.

Nine persons die from this uncurable and untreatable diseases.

"Following the analysis of samples taken in (the village of) Kalwamba, it is now recognised that we are facing an epidemic of the viral haemorrhagic fever Ebola," said health minister Auguste Mopipi Mukulumanya.

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Woody M. Collins
President, Congo Helping Hands
"Strengthening the Heart of Africa"

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Who invented General Tso chicken, fortune cookies, and more

If you love Chinese food you must see this video. It is a funny, informative, fascinating video by the orgins of Chinese food. I am going to squeeze in a visit to my local "China Buffet" now.

Jennifer 8. Lee hunts for General Tso Video on TED.com: "Reporter Jennifer 8. Lee talks about her hunt for the origins of familiar Chinese-American dishes -- exploring the hidden spots where these two cultures have (so tastily) combined to form a new cuisine."

An Outbreak of Suspected Ebola/Marburg Fever

Testing by health authorities in progess to confirm causes of deaths in Mweka.

Mweka was near outbreak in 2007 that killed 187 persons.

Mweka is 20 miles from Bulape.

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DRC: Nine die, dozens infected by suspected haemorrhagic fever

KINSHASA, 24 December 2008 (IRIN) - An outbreak of a suspected haemorrhagic fever has killed nine people and infected 92 more in Kasai Occidental, according to medical personnel.

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Woody M. Collins
President, Congo Helping Hands
"Strengthening the Heart of Africa"
(317) 698-7643 US

website: http://www.CongoHelpingHands.org
blog: http://www.EndingExtremePoverty.org
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