The World Health Organization (WHO) says the global risk from a new outbreak of a rare Ebola virus is low, while concerns grow about spread in the affected region. Multiple outlets report that the situation involves cases in both the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and Uganda, with the WHO assessing the risk based on current information. Responders in the field express concerns that local preparedness may be inadequate for the pace of transmission. The Scotsman reports that health workers describe being underprotected and undertrained for a rapidly spreading virus. It also notes that there is no approved medicine or vaccine for the specific Ebola situation being reported. Separately, BreakingNews.ie states that Uganda has informed the UN health agency that two confirmed cases are present in Kampala. Taken together, the reporting indicates that while WHO views international spread as unlikely at present, authorities and responders are focusing on strengthening response measures where transmission is occurring, particularly in DR Congo and Uganda.
WHO says global risk from rare Ebola outbreak is low as DR Congo and Uganda report cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the global risk from a new outbreak of a rare Ebola virus is low, while concerns grow about spread in the affected region. Multiple outlets report that the sit...
- WHO assesses the outbreak’s global risk as low at present.
- The outbreak involves DR Congo and Uganda.
- Uganda reports two confirmed cases in Kampala to the UN health agency.
- Responders describe concerns about being underprotected and undertrained for rapid spread.
- There is no approved medicine or vaccine mentioned for the outbreak scenario.
The new outbreak of a rare Ebola type in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda poses low global risk, the World Health Organisation has said, but responders on the ground described being underprotected and undertrained for a rapidly spreading virus with no approved medicine or vaccine.
3 months agoUganda has also told the UN health agency of two confirmed cases in the capital, Kampala.
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