Why East and Central Africa are on red alert following latest outbreak bola in eastern Congo
Jean-Jacques Muyembe, director of the DRC’s National Institute of Biomedical Research, said the country has recorded 17 Ebola outbreaks since 1976, most caused by the Zaire strain.
Rapid spread of Ebola in eastern Congo worries WHO chief as new outbreak kills at least 135
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “deeply concerned about the scale and speed of the epidemic,” and pointed to the emergence of cases in urban areas, the deaths of healthcare workers and significant population movement.
