Congo hits Ebola outbreak with quick response
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on tuesday democratic republic of congo confirmed two cases of the viral disease2 the congo and world health organisation who have hit the outbreak of ebola with quick response to contain the deadly disease2 very clearly the u.n. agency learned its lesson from the crisis he added2 ebola is endemic to congo a vast country whose eastern ebola river gave the deadly virus its name when it was discovered there in the 1970s2 this is the ninth time ebola has been recorded in congo and comes less than a year after the last outbreak killed four people2 at least 17 people have died around the village near the northwestern town of bikoro where the virus was detected this week health officials said2 who is conducting an investigation to see how many people may have come in contact with the infected 2 the organisation is prepared to use a new experimental vaccine if needed said fall2 six months after an ebola outbreak was confirmed in west africa in march 2014 the world health organisation declared an international emergency and called for help2 the disease went on to ravage three countries and kill over 11000 people2 i think with this rapid response we will be able to contain it who emergencies director for africa ibrahima soce fall told the media on wednesday2 that same day who helicoptered in a team of experts to the scene and released one million dollars in funding2 the agency was criticised for its slow response to the 2014-2016 ebola outbreak in liberia guinea and sierra leone which was the largest in history2 in the past we didnt have this emergency system2 its completely different fall said adding that this response was also faster than that in congo last year2 the cases were first reported on may 3 and medical teams supported by who and medical charity medecins sans frontieres msf went to take samples two days later2 that seems to me to be about as fast as you can reasonably expect said jimmy whitworth a specialist in epidemiology and public health at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine2 whitworth said the situation was worrying but congo may be better prepared to detect and manage ebola than other countries since it has had more experience2 if people exposed to the disease are identified and quarantined rapidly it can likely be contained in an isolated area he added2 bikoro lies not far from the banks of the congo river an essential waterway for transport and commerce2 it runs past capital kinshasa and brazzaville capital of neighbouring congo republic. reutersnan2

Congo hits Ebola outbreak with quick response
News & Trends •
on tuesday democratic republic of congo confirmed two cases of the viral disease2 the congo and world health organisation who have hit the outbreak of ebola with quick response to contain the deadly disease2 very clearly the u.n. agency learned its lesson from the crisis he added2 ebola is endemic to congo a vast country whose eastern ebola river gave the deadly virus its name when it was discovered there in the 1970s2 this is the ninth time ebola has been recorded in congo and comes less than a year after the last outbreak killed four people2 at least 17 people have died around the village near the northwestern town of bikoro where the virus was detected this week health officials said2 who is conducting an investigation to see how many people may have come in contact with the infected 2 the organisation is prepared to use a new experimental vaccine if needed said fall2 six months after an ebola outbreak was confirmed in west africa in march 2014 the world health organisation declared an international emergency and called for help2 the disease went on to ravage three countries and kill over 11000 people2 i think with this rapid response we will be able to contain it who emergencies director for africa ibrahima soce fall told the media on wednesday2 that same day who helicoptered in a team of experts to the scene and released one million dollars in funding2 the agency was criticised for its slow response to the 2014-2016 ebola outbreak in liberia guinea and sierra leone which was the largest in history2 in the past we didnt have this emergency system2 its completely different fall said adding that this response was also faster than that in congo last year2 the cases were first reported on may 3 and medical teams supported by who and medical charity medecins sans frontieres msf went to take samples two days later2 that seems to me to be about as fast as you can reasonably expect said jimmy whitworth a specialist in epidemiology and public health at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine2 whitworth said the situation was worrying but congo may be better prepared to detect and manage ebola than other countries since it has had more experience2 if people exposed to the disease are identified and quarantined rapidly it can likely be contained in an isolated area he added2 bikoro lies not far from the banks of the congo river an essential waterway for transport and commerce2 it runs past capital kinshasa and brazzaville capital of neighbouring congo republic. reutersnan2