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Could Ebola Go Global
As of October 28, the Democratic Republic of the Congo had recorded 10,274 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,992 deaths, with the outbreak spreading across eight provinces. Nine cases were also detected in Kenya, and an imported case in Nigeria was transferred to Switzerland for treatment. The Africa CDC warns that the outbreak could spread further unless resources for prevention, detection and treatment are strengthened. However, this does not mean Ebola has become a global pandemic: the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control assessed the risk to the general population of the EU and European Economic Area as very low. The virus is transmitted mainly through direct contact with an infected person’s blood or bodily fluids, or with materials contaminated by them. Health authorities recommend strengthening surveillance, early detection and contact tracing.
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