Risk of global spread of Ebola is low, but high locally, WHO says
The World Health Organization has assessed the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda, indicating a high risk at national and regional levels but a low risk globally. Currently, there are 51 confirmed cases in Congo, with additional suspected cases and deaths reported. The situation is evolving, and the numbers are expected to rise as more data becomes available.
- ▪The WHO states the risk of global spread of Ebola is low, but high locally in Congo and Uganda.
- ▪There are 51 confirmed cases in Congo's Ituri and North Kivu provinces.
- ▪Uganda has reported two confirmed cases in Kampala, with almost 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths.
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Open this photo in gallery:A health worker uses a thermometer to screen a man by the roadside in Bunia, Congo, Tuesday.Moses Sawasawa/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday the risk of global spread of the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda is high at national, regional levels but low at the global level.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said so far 51 cases have been confirmed in Congo in the northern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu provinces in Congo, “although we know the scale of the epidemic is much larger.”He said Uganda has also told the UN health agency of two confirmed cases in Uganda’s capital, Kampala.
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