Ebola outbreak with 88 suspected deaths in Congo declared global emergency by WHO
The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern due to a rare strain of the virus. With 88 suspected deaths and over 300 cases reported, the outbreak poses significant risks due to its rapid spread and lack of approved treatments or vaccines. The situation is exacerbated by insecurity in the region and the potential for undetected transmission across borders.
- ▪The outbreak has resulted in 88 suspected deaths and more than 300 cases in Congo.
- ▪The World Health Organization declared it a public health emergency of international concern due to the rapid spread of the virus.
- ▪The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has an estimated death rate of 30 to 50 percent, and there is no approved treatment or vaccine for it.
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- ▪ WHO declares global health emergency over Congo Ebola outbreak — Boing Boing
- ▪ Ebola: DR Congo outbreak a global health emergency, says WHO — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ Trump’s Approval Rating Hits New Low, and Ebola Outbreak Declared a Global Health Emergency — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ W.H.O. Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency — World News
- ▪ Ebola outbreak declared a global health emergency by WHO — CBS News — Top
- ▪ A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded - AP News — Google News
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Open this photo in gallery:Staff members at CBCA Virunga Hospital prepare rooms intended for possible suspected Ebola cases in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday.JOSPIN MWISHA/AFP/Getty ImagesShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountA rare strain of Ebola, without any approved treatment or vaccine, has caused a suspected 88 deaths and more than 300 cases in a war-ravaged region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The World Health Organization, moving swiftly without its usual internal procedures, immediately declared it a public health emergency of international concern – its most severe designation for a crisis, short of a pandemic.The latest outbreak is “potentially much larger” than the cases detected so far, the WHO said in a…
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