Ebola outbreak: Eastern DRC facing catastrophic collision of disease and war, says WHO chief
The World Health Organization chief is warning that a conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is complicating efforts to rein in an outbreak of a deadly Ebola variant. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed that there is no vaccine or treatment for the Bundibugyo strain and that the fighting is driving further exposure and preventing containment.
The World Health Organization chief is warning that a conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is complicating efforts to rein in an outbreak of a deadly Ebola variant. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed that there is no vaccine or treatment for the Bundibugyo strain and that the fighting is driving further exposure and preventing containment.