WHO Declares Global Emergency Over DR Congo-Uganda Ebola Outbreak
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a global health emergency, as the death toll surpasses 100 and international concern grows. An American doctor has also been sent to Germany for treatment.
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Why the Ebola surge in the Democratic Republic of Congo alarms international health authorities
The Central African country faces a new outbreak of the Ebola virus, which causes a deadly hemorrhagic fever. More than 100 deaths have already been reported, mainly in Ituri Province in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organization has declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
Read full article →DRC Ebola outbreak 'way bigger that what we see now', virologist says
Medical personnel were rushing on Monday to the frontlines of a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with cases also confirmed in Uganda. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Muhammad Munir, Professor in Virology at Lancaster University. He says that "the scale of the outbreak is way bigger than what we're having now and that is the reason the WHO decided on a public health emergency of international concern".
By Sharon GAFFNEY
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