Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo said their Ebola outbreak was officially over Saturday.
In late August, the central African nation was hit with an Ebola outbreak that eventually killed 49 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The outbreak was not part of the larger epidemic in West Africa that has so far claimed more than 5,000 lives.
Congo Health Minister Felix Kabange said Saturday the outbreak had officially ended after officials were unable to find any new cases since Oct. 4, or 42 days ago.
Ebola can take up to 21 days to incubate, and 42 days — or two cycles through that incubation period — is the internationally recognized time period for declaring the end of an outbreak, Reuters reported.
Officials recorded a total of 66 Ebola cases in the Congo, meaning the outbreak had about a 74% fatality rate. And though the outbreak is over, the BBC reported that Kabange warned Saturday against complacency.