Ikoko-Impenge Explained

Ikoko-Impenge (also transliterated as Ikoko-Ipenge or Ikoki-Impenge) is a village situated 30 kilometers to the south-east of the market town of Bikoro in the Province of Équateur of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] Although Ikoko-Impenge is accessible by road, it is difficult to reach in the rainy season, and lacks mobile telephone connectivity.[2]

The village is in Ikoko health area.[3] In 2018, a police officer who died in a health centre in Ikoko-Impenge is believed to have been the first known victim of the 2018 Équateur province Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: The First Urban Case of Ebola in the Congo Is a ‘Game Changer’. Yong. Ed. The Atlantic. 2018-05-21. en-US.
  2. News: DR Congo: Ebola Outbreak - May 2018. ReliefWeb. 2018-05-21. en.
  3. News: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ebola Outbreak - DG ECHO Daily Map 18/05/2018. ReliefWeb. 2018-05-22. 2018-05-18. en.
  4. Web site: Urban Ebola case is a 'game changer' in Congo outbreak. Bearak. Max. 2018-05-17. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. 2018-05-18.