WHO warns ‘more complex’ Ebola outbreak now present in 3 African countries
Summary
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the Ebola outbreak that started in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is now spreading to multiple African countries, making the situation more complicated. New cases have been confirmed in Nigeria and Kenya, and health officials are still trying to find how the first Nigerian patient got infected.Key Facts
- The Ebola outbreak began in DRC in mid-May and has caused over 4,000 deaths among more than 9,000 cases.
- Cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola are now found in DRC, Kenya, Nigeria, and earlier in Uganda.
- Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case recently, involving the wife of a Swiss diplomat living in Abuja.
- It is unclear where the Nigerian patient caught Ebola; investigations are ongoing about her travel history.
- Kenyan and Nigerian first Ebola cases may have crossed paths at Uganda’s Entebbe airport.
- Kenya has reported a total of nine Ebola cases so far and traced 135 contacts related to the first case.
- Nigeria is tracking 44 contacts connected to its confirmed Ebola patient, with more contacts being identified.
- The Ebola outbreak in DRC is the deadliest in the country's history, with a fatality rate nearing 50 percent.
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