Congo (DRC): Ebola outbreak in Bikoro, Ingende and Iboko Districts of Equateur Province

Angola, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania are screening all arriving travellers for symptoms of illness. An Ebola outbreak has been declared in Bikoro, Equateur Province. All cases so far have been from the Ikoko-Impenge area. There are suspected cases in Bikoro and in Ingende. Medecins Sans Frontieres, local and international health authorities are involved in a coordinated response effort.
Ebola is spread by contact with the blood or other bodily fluids (especially vomit and diarrhoea) of infected or dead people. Healthcare workers, household members and people participating in traditional funeral practices (touching the body) are at high risk. International SOS is monitoring the situation closely. Defer non-essential travel to the Bikoro/Ilkoko-Impenge, Ingende and
Iboko Districts areas until outbreak control measures have been definitively established. In addition, avoid direct contact with sick people.

Do not participate in traditional funerals

ADVICE
Defer non-essential travel to Bikoko / Ikoko-Impenge, Ingende and Iboko Districts until outbreak control measures have been definitively
established.
• Monitor the situation.
• Pay strict attention to hygiene.
• Do not participate in high risk activities such as funerals in outbreak areas. (Do not touch / wash dead bodies.)
• Avoid hospitals that are treating suspected Ebola cases.
• Avoid direct contact with sick people and their bodily fluids.
• Avoid direct contact with animals, including bats. Do not eat bats or "bush meat" from gorillas, monkeys and other primates.
• If you should require medical attention, call International SOS and we will direct you to a suitable facility.
Do not travel if you are sick. Some locations may implement screening, and travellers may face quarantine and testing.