• 400 micron PEVA BODY BAG Ebola use - IN STOCK
• Purchased by WHO in 2014 and 2018
• Material:
  Thickness 300 micron / 12 mil or 400 micron
  White color, PEVA (polyethylene vinyl acetate) material
  Chlorine-Free, non-PVC Material is Suitable for Cremation and/or Burial
  Impermeable & Non-Porous — Provides Containment of Body Fluids and Blood Borne Pathogens such as Ebola Virus
• Heat Sealed to insure superior strength and safety
• U-shape Zipper and 2 Zipper Pulls with Tie Ribs for Easy Manipulation even while Wearing Protective Gloves
• Adult size 250*120cm/230*100cm, Child size 150*100cm
• 6/8 Built-in Padded Handles for adult body bag, 4 Built-in Padded Handles for child body bag
• CAPACITY: Static Lift Tested up to 200 kg
• Shelf life: minimum 10 years
• Suitable to use for Ebola Virus body stock and moving
• Purchased by WHO in 2014 and 2018

The increase over the past four weeks in confirmed case incidence (Figure 1), most notably in the city of Beni and communities around Butembo, is concerning. Security incidents continue to severely impact both civilians and frontline workers. Moreover, pockets of community resistance or reluctance continue to hamper timely detection of new cases and the effectiveness of response operations. Nevertheless, the response to the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak has seen significant improvements over the past weeks, including strong performances by field teams conducting case investigations, vaccinations, and community engagement and risk communication in priority areas.

Since the last Disease Outbreak News (i.e. during 24–30 October), 32 new confirmed EVD cases were reported: 24 from Beni, and seven from Butembo and one from Vuhovi. The seven new cases reported from Butembo reside in suburbs and villages within and surrounding the city. Of the newly reported cases, 14 were known contacts of previously confirmed cases at the time of reporting, one was linked retrospectively to a transmission chain, and 17 remain under investigation. Four health workers, from various health posts and hospitals around Beni, were among the newly infected; 25 health workers have been infected to date, of whom three have died.

As of 30 October 2018, 279 EVD cases (244 confirmed and 35 probable), including 179 deaths (144 confirmed and 35 probable)¹, have been reported in eight health zones in North Kivu Province and three health zones in Ituri Province (Figure 2). Over the past week, 14 additional surivors were discharged from Ebola treatment centres (ETCs) and reintegrated into their communities; 81 patients have recovered to date.

With ongoing transmission in communities in North Kivu, the risk of the outbreak spreading to other provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as to neighbouring countries, remains very high. Over the course of the past week, alerts have been reported from the Tanganyika Province, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Uganda and Yemen. To date, EVD has been ruled out for all alerts from neighbouring provinces and countries.