GLOBAL THREAT +++++++++++++++++++ WHO acknowledged the serious and unusual nature of the outbreak of Ebola ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Nigeria became the latest country to declare a national emergency over the deadly Ebola virus as the World Health Organisation (WHO) called the epidemic that has claimed nearly 1,000 lives a global health crisis. W.H.O Director General Maregaret Chan The committees decision was unanimous. Its advice to me acknowledges the serious and unusual nature of the outbreak and the potential for further international spread. The countries most seriously affected, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, are struggling to contain the epidemic. Quarantines are in place in all three countries. In the first European case, Spain is treating an elderly priest who contracted the disease while helping patients in Liberia.
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 06:59:22 +0000