Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed 28 people has stabilised but is ‘not over’, WHO chief warns…(Thanks For Shutting My Computer All Morning, “Y’all”)
Dr Tedros Adhanom admitted the situation in the African nation has ‘stabilised’
However, he claimed that cases of the deadly virus could easily spark up again
WHO figures yesterday showed two more suspected cases of Ebola in the DRC
Virologists feared the outbreak was ‘reminiscent’ of the 2014 Ebola pandemic
By STEPHEN MATTHEWS
DAILYMAIL.COM
13 June 2018
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed 28 people is ‘not over’, the head of the World Health Organization has warned.
Dr Tedros Adhanom admitted the situation in the African nation has ‘stabilised’ – but claimed cases of the deadly virus could easily spark up again.
His comments come after WHO figures yesterday revealed there has been two more suspected cases of Ebola in the DRC, despite efforts to contain it.
Officials in the country branded the outbreak a ‘public health emergency’ when it was first declared in April. All neighbouring countries remain on high alert.
But international help quickly flooded in to dampen the potential spread of Ebola – considered one of the most lethal pathogens in existence.
Virologists feared the new outbreak was ‘reminiscent’ of the 2014 Ebola pandemic, which decimated West Africa and killed more than 11,000 people.
Dr Tedros, who has just returned from the DRC, made his comments at the end of a three-day assessment visit.
‘On the basis of statistics, we can say that the situation has stabilised but the war is not over,’ he said.
‘We must reinforce vigilance and surveillance. One case in an urban setting can set off an outbreak.’
Figures released yesterday by the WHO showed there has been 55 suspected cases of Ebola since the beginning of the current outbreak.
Laboratory tests have since confirmed 38 of these. The rest are considered either probable or suspected, according to the situation report.
One more person in the DRC has died from Ebola in the past four days, taking the official total up to 28 – with a case fatality rate of more than 50 per cent.
Two health care workers are known to have been killed by the virus. Another three are known to have had it. It is unclear if they have been treated.
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