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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Likati Health Zone canonical 1
Muma health area 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative health district
health zone
borderedBy Central African Republic
other health zones of Bas-Uélé Province
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
hasAdministrativeCenter Likati
hasCharacteristic hard-to-reach
limited infrastructure
rural
hasEnvironmentalContext proximity to wildlife reservoirs of Ebola virus
tropical forest
hasHealthArea Azande health area
Banalia health area
Bondo health area
Muma health area
linked to: Likati Health Zone

Nambwa health area
hasHealthFacilityType health centers
reference health center
hasLanguageUsed French
Lingala
hasMainEconomicActivity small-scale trade
subsistence agriculture
hasTransportConstraint limited telecommunications
poor road access
indexCaseLocation Nambwa health area
indexCaseReportedIn April 2017
isRemote true
knownFor 2017 Ebola virus disease outbreak
locatedIn northern Democratic Republic of the Congo
linked to: northern DR Congo
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Bas-Uélé Province
locatedInFormerProvince Équateur Province
outbreakDisease Ebola virus disease
outbreakProvinceAtTime Équateur Province
outbreakVirusSpecies Zaire ebolavirus
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
Provincial Health Division of Bas-Uélé
linked to: Bas-Uélé Province
supportedByDuringOutbreak Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Médecins Sans Frontières
UNICEF
World Health Organization
surveillanceStrengthenedDuring 2017 Ebola response

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Likati Health Zone hasHealthArea Muma health area
linked to: Likati Health Zone