Likati Health Zone

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Likati Health Zone is a remote administrative health district in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for being the origin point of a 2017 Ebola virus disease outbreak in Équateur Province.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative health district
health zone
borderedBy Central African Republic NERFINISHED
other health zones of Bas-Uélé Province
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
hasAdministrativeCenter Likati NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic hard-to-reach
limited infrastructure
rural
hasEnvironmentalContext proximity to wildlife reservoirs of Ebola virus
tropical forest
hasHealthArea Azande health area
Banalia health area NERFINISHED
Bondo health area NERFINISHED
Muma health area NERFINISHED
Nambwa health area NERFINISHED
hasHealthFacilityType health centers
reference health center
hasLanguageUsed French
Lingala NERFINISHED
hasMainEconomicActivity small-scale trade
subsistence agriculture
hasTransportConstraint limited telecommunications
poor road access
indexCaseLocation Nambwa health area NERFINISHED
indexCaseReportedIn April 2017
isRemote true
knownFor 2017 Ebola virus disease outbreak
locatedIn northern Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Bas-Uélé Province NERFINISHED
locatedInFormerProvince Équateur Province NERFINISHED
outbreakDisease Ebola virus disease NERFINISHED
outbreakProvinceAtTime Équateur Province NERFINISHED
outbreakVirusSpecies Zaire ebolavirus NERFINISHED
outbreakYear 2017
partOfHealthSystem Democratic Republic of the Congo health system
responseMeasuresIncluded case isolation
community sensitization
contact tracing
infection prevention and control in health facilities
safe and dignified burials
supervisedBy Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED
Provincial Health Division of Bas-Uélé NERFINISHED
supportedByDuringOutbreak Centers for Disease Control and Prevention NERFINISHED
Médecins Sans Frontières NERFINISHED
UNICEF NERFINISHED
World Health Organization NERFINISHED
surveillanceStrengthenedDuring 2017 Ebola response

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