Congolese health workers take the temperature of a civilian before administering the Ebola vaccination in the village of Mangina in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo on August 18, 2018. (REUTERS File Photo)
GENEVA, August 31 (Reuters): Efforts to halt an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo appear to be working, although the data needs to be interpreted with caution and there are still substantial risks, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
"Recent trends suggest that control measures are working," a WHO statement said, citing improving figures for tracing patients' contacts, rapid treatment of Ebola patients with therapeutic drugs, and vaccinations of people at risk.
