Ikoko-Impenge

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][2] 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]

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


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