Por Deidre McPhillips, CNN

Hay 344 casos confirmados de ébola en la República Democrática del Congo, incluidos 60 fallecimientos, informó este miércoles la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS).

El número de casos sospechosos se ha reducido considerablemente tras procesar los casos pendientes, pasando de más de 1.000 la semana pasada a 116.

En Uganda, se han confirmado 15 casos y una muerte por la enfermedad, según funcionarios de la OMS.

Sin embargo, la magnitud total del brote sigue siendo desconocida, ya que el rastreo de contactos continúa rezagado.

“Solo alrededor del 45 % de los contactos han sido monitoreados y, para adelantarnos al brote, necesitamos que esa cifra supere el 90 %”, dijo este miércoles en una conferencia de prensa el director general de la OMS, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “La inseguridad, los desplazamientos y las poblaciones móviles hacen que el rastreo de contactos sea especialmente difícil”.

Tedros señaló que otros desafíos para responder al brote incluyen ampliar la capacidad de pruebas, las “restricciones generales de viaje” impuestas por algunos países que están “interrumpiendo las cadenas de suministro y obstaculizando la respuesta”, la desconfianza de las comunidades y la falta de vacunas o tratamientos para combatir la enfermedad.

Actualmente hay tres vacunas en desarrollo dirigidas específicamente contra la cepa Bundibugyo, dijeron este miércoles funcionarios de la OMS. La vacuna desarrollada por Moderna y la creada por la Universidad de Oxford junto con el Serum Institute of India podrían estar listas para ensayos clínicos en dos o tres meses, mientras que una tercera, desarrollada por IAVI, tardará al menos siete meses.

El antiviral oral obeldesivir también podría estar disponible a través de ensayos clínicos en las próximas semanas. Los expertos afirman que podría ofrecerse a los contactos de casos confirmados y probables a medida que se intensifiquen los esfuerzos de rastreo.

Consultado sobre el plan del Gobierno de Trump para tratar a estadounidenses expuestos al ébola en Kenya, Tedros dijo que existe “colaboración en todos los niveles”.

“Con base en su evaluación de riesgos, pueden hacer lo que consideren adecuado para ellos”, afirmó. “Pero realmente agradezco el firme compromiso y apoyo que veo en la respuesta a este brote de ébola”.

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SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (KEYT) – Thousands of pills and pounds of other illicit substances were seized from storage units and a local home after a woman dropping off her boyfriend for a probation appointment was found to have about two kilograms of ketamine and $8000 in cash in the vehicle.

On May 29, around 1 p.m., a police officer spoke with a 45-year-old man and his 39-year-old girlfriend, both from San Clemente, in their vehicle in the 3800 block of Alamo Street stated a press release Wednesday from the Simi Valley Police Department.

According to Simi Valley Police, the 39-year-old was dropping off her boyfriend for his probation appointment and, in accordance with the terms of his probation, the vehicle registered to the 45-year-old San Clemente man was searched by an officer.

Officers located $8000 in cash and around two kilograms of ketamine inside the vehicle and both people were arrested for possession and transportation of Ketamine for sales noted the Simi Valley Police Department.

Detectives then obtained search warrants that were served at the couple's home in the 600 bock of Calle Del Cerrito and multiple storage units in San Clemente that same evening shared the local police agency.

The Simi Valley Police Department shared that detectives seized the following during the May 29 searches in San Clemente:

• 85,000 counterfeit Adderal pills
• 25,000 Ecstasy pills
• 30 pounds of Ketamine
• One pound of fentanyl
• Seven pounds of cocaine
• Ten pounds of Psilocybin
• $13,505 in U.S. currency
• $13,750 in gold and silver currency

According to Simi Valley Police, the estimated street value of the seized narcotics is around $2.1 million and an initial investigation indicates that the pair are involved in the manufacturing of illicit substances at the their home as well as delivering those controlled substances to locations in Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura counties.

The duo were booked into the Ventura County Main Jail on multiple drug-related charges shared the Simi Valley Police Department.

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SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (KEYT) – Thousands of pills and pounds of other illicit substances were seized from storage units and a home after a woman dropping off her boyfriend for a probation appointment was found to have about two kilograms of ketamine and $8000 in cash in the vehicle.

On May 29, around 1 p.m., a police officer spoke with a 45-year-old man and his 39-year-old girlfriend, both from San Clemente, in their vehicle in the 3800 block of Alamo Street stated a press release Wednesday from the Simi Valley Police Department.

According to Simi Valley Police, the 39-year-old was dropping off her boyfriend for his probation appointment and, in accordance with the terms of his probation, the vehicle registered to the 45-year-old San Clemente man was searched by an officer.

Officers located $8000 in cash and around two kilograms of ketamine inside the vehicle and both people were arrested for possession and transportation of Ketamine for sales noted the Simi Valley Police Department.

Detectives then obtained search warrants that were served at the couple's home in the 600 bock of Calle Del Cerrito and multiple storage units in San Clemente that same evening shared the local police agency.

The Simi Valley Police Department shared that detectives seized the following during the May 29 searches in San Clemente:

• 85,000 counterfeit Adderal pills
• 25,000 Ecstasy pills
• 30 pounds of Ketamine
• One pound of fentanyl
• Seven pounds of cocaine
• Ten pounds of Psilocybin
• $13,505 in U.S. currency
• $13,750 in gold and silver currency

According to Simi Valley Police, the estimated street value of the seized narcotics is around $2.1 million and an initial investigation indicates that the pair are involved in the manufacturing of illicit substances at the their home as well as delivering those controlled substances to locations in Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura counties.

The duo were booked into the Ventura County Main Jail on multiple drug-related charges shared the Simi Valley Police Department.

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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Two men were arrested outside of a Simi Valley bank in connection with a "bank jugging" incident Monday.

"Bank jugging' is when a person is targeted after leaving a financial institution by criminals, making it more likely they have something of value, usually cash.

On June 1, around 11 a.m., patrol deputies with the Camarillo Police Station were dispatched for a reported vehicle burglary in the 300 block of Arneill Road stated a press release Wednesday from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

Arriving deputies discovered that a felony vehicle burglary had occurred and an investigation revealed that two suspects -later identified as a 33-year-old man from Houston, Texas and a 33-year-old man from Atlanta, Georgia- had targeted the victim after they had left a nearby bank shared the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

A description of the suspect's vehicle was shared to surrounding law enforcement agencies and a sergeant from the Simi Valley Police Department spotted the vehicle in a bank parking lot in Simi Valley detailed the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

According to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, both men were taken into custody, found to have extensive criminal histories involving similar crimes across multiple states, and evidence was recovered from the scene linking the pair to the earlier Camarillo burglary.

Both men were booked into the Pre-Trial Detention Facility on charges of possession of burglary tools, burglary, conspiracy, and felony false display of a license plate shared the local Sheriff's Office.

The duo are each being held on a $150,000 bail added the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

The Ventura County Sheriff's Office warns that "bank jugging" usually involves criminals loitering in the areas around financial institutions or ATM locations where they observe potential targets and then follow them to steal from them, usually by breaking into their vehicles at their next stop or directly confronting their victims.

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