WHO Declares Haemorrhagic Fever Outbreak an International Health Emergency
En resumen
- The WHO has declared the haemorrhagic fever outbreak an international health emergency.
- Congolese Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba reported 131 deaths and 513 suspected cases, noting that not all deaths are confirmed to be linked to Ebola.
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Por qué importa
A surge of a highly contagious haemorrhagic fever has been declared an international health emergency by the WHO. The outbreak is largely concentrated in difficult-to-access areas, leading to a reliance on suspected case figures.
The WHO has declared the surge of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever an international health emergency and called an emergency meeting on the crisis on Tuesday.
With the new outbreak largely concentrated in difficult-to-access areas, few samples have been laboratory-tested and figures are based mostly on suspected cases.
“We have recorded roughly 131 deaths in total and we have around 513 suspected cases,” Congolese Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba said on national television early on Tuesday.
“The deaths we are reporting are all the deaths we have identified in the community, without necessarily saying that they are all linked to Ebola,” he added.
Preguntas abiertas
- What is the exact nature of the haemorrhagic fever?
- How many of the suspected cases are confirmed to be Ebola?
- What measures are being taken to control the outbreak in inaccessible areas?
- What is the specific timeline for the emergency meeting called by the WHO?
