ECDC: Ebola threat to EU public remains very low
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has stated that the risk of Ebola infection in the EU remains very low. However, a concerning outbreak in Congo and Uganda involves a rare strain of the virus, complicating containment efforts. Health officials are monitoring the situation closely due to the absence of a licensed vaccine or treatment for this variant.
- ▪The ECDC has confirmed that no Ebola cases have been imported into the EU or the European Economic Area.
- ▪Health officials have reported 332 confirmed Ebola cases and 49 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
- ▪The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which currently lacks a licensed vaccine or specific treatment.
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News ECDC: Ebola threat to EU public remains very low Risk of Ebola infection within the European Union considered "very low". - Copyright © africanews Screenshot By Dominic Wabwireh with other agencies Last updated: 1 hour ago Ebola virus The risk of Ebola infection for the wider public in the European Union remains "very low," according to health officials. But a worsening outbreak involving a rare strain of the virus in Congo and Uganda is raising concern due to the lack of a licensed vaccine or treatment. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has reassured Europeans that the risk posed by the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa remains very low.
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