A photo taken 29 September 2007 and released by the World Health Organization (WHO) 01 October 2007 shows Dr. Mattias Mossoko from the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo, (center with beige hat), John Watson, WHO (left in white hat), and Dr. Alain Epelboin, WHO (right in beige hat), talking with a community health worker near Kampungu to trace persons who have been in contact with patients suspected or confirmed to have Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF). Persons are followed for 21 days, which is the maximum incubation period for the disease. WHO and government officials announced 28 September 2007 that seven new cases of the deadly Ebola virus had been confirmed in the central Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing the total number of cases for the region to 24.
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