Ebola Outbreak in Africa: African Union Calls for Emergency for the Continent because of Ebola
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Due to the spread of the Ebola virus in parts of Africa, the state of emergency now applies to the entire continent. According to official data, there are now more than 130 deaths.
Dramatic reports from Central Africa – the Ebola virus is again claiming a deadly toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In just a few days, the death toll has risen sharply, and the World Health Organization is warning of the "alarming scale and speed" of the epidemic. Since Tuesday, the African Union's health agency (Africa CDC) has declared the epidemic a continent-wide threat.
The African Union (AU) on Monday raised the death toll associated with the Ebola epidemic caused by the Bundibugyo strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda to more than 100 and declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Concern (PHEC).
The African Union’s public health agency has declared the Ebola outbreak that originated in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo and has also spread to Uganda a Public Health Emergency of Continental Concern (PHECC). The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo variant, has already killed more than 100 people. According to a statement from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the declaration allows the organizat…
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