Disease Outbreak News

1996 - Gabon

12 November 1996

Description of the situation

12 November 1996

Disease Outbreak Reported

No new cases of Ebola haemorrhagic fever were detected between 19 October and 8 November. The total number of cases is 24 with 17 deaths (not 25 as stated in message of 21 October). At 8 November no patients were in hospital care, seven were convalescing and 16 contacts remained to be followed-up.