The resurgence of Ebola disease outbreak in North-Kivu: viewpoint of the health system in the aftermath of the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Abstract

Ebola disease outbreak is a threatening killer that occurred at unpredictable locations and times. The horror of the 26 recorded outbreaks since 1976 had led to numerous skills centered on fighting the Ebola virus including the development of vaccines and drugs. To date, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been affected by twelve Ebola disease outbreaks. The index case of the twelfth Ebola outbreak declared on February 6, 2021, in North-Kivu province brings out a potential link between the twelfth Ebola outbreak and the tenth; the transmission of the Ebola virus from a survivor to his wife who received the vaccine against the Ebola virus and the disruptive infection and prevention control measures in the aftermath of an outbreak. This commentary highlights the importance of the application of the One Health approach, the implementation of long-term infection and prevention control surveillance, and the integration of the Ebola disease outbreak response into the existing health system. These measures should allow the early detection of infectious diseases and should minimize the occurrence of the next outbreaks in the previously affected region.