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Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said during the World Health Assembly in Geneva that recent hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks show the world is still not sufficiently prepared for pandemics, despite advances in public health responses.
hantavirusebolahelen-clarkpandemic-preparednessworld-health-assemblyThe World Health Organization (WHO) considers the risk of global spread of Ebola 'low' but warns that the danger is 'high' for Central Africa. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported 51 confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo, along with hundreds of suspected cases and deaths. Uganda has recorded two cases, and an American citizen was transferred to Germany. The European Union sees the risk on its territory as 'very low.'
ebolaafrica-centraltedros-adhanom-ghebreyesusThe World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern due to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, but classified the global risk as low. The Bundibugyo strain, for which there are no approved vaccines or treatments, has already caused 51 confirmed cases in the DRC and two in Uganda, including one death.
ebolaugandavirus-bundibugyoWHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed concern over the speed and scope of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has already caused 131 deaths and 513 suspected cases. The virus has spread to Uganda, with two deaths recorded, leading the WHO to declare an international emergency.
ebolaafrica-cdcituriThe US government has activated Title 42, a 1944 public health law previously used only during the coronavirus pandemic, to ban for 30 days the entry of foreigners who have been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan within the past three weeks, due to an Ebola outbreak that has already surpassed 500 suspected cases and 130 suspected deaths, according to the WHO.
ebolaWHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has raised the number of suspected Ebola cases to over 500 and suspected deaths to 130 in the outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The Bundibugyo strain, which has no vaccine or specific treatment, is concerning due to its rapid spread and cases reported in urban areas such as Goma and Kampala.
ebolaugandabundibugyoThe United States announced new travel restrictions and enhanced health screening at airports to contain the spread of Ebola, following confirmation of a case in an American citizen in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mexico, meanwhile, issued a preventive advisory for travelers from affected areas, keeping the risk level low.
ebolacdcThe World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern due to an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain, which has already totaled eight confirmed cases, 246 suspected cases, and 80 deaths in Ituri province, DRC, plus two cases in Kampala, Uganda, with one death. The measure does not constitute a pandemic emergency under the 2005 International Health Regulations, but requires global coordination to contain the spread.
ebolaugandaThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a federal order restricting for 30 days the entry of foreigners who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan, due to the outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which has caused about 80 deaths.
ebolacdcbundibugyoThe World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern this Sunday due to an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain, which has already killed 88 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and spread to Uganda. The lack of a vaccine and specific treatment for this variant, combined with instability in the Goma region controlled by the M23 armed group, has raised global alarm.
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