While not really a joking making, as the world continues to deal with health scares ranging from hantavirus fears to endless social media speculation about future pandemics, another very real outbreak is now unfolding in Africa and it has officially caught the attention of the World Health Organization.
Ebola.. this time it is a rare strain..
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is now dealing with a deadly Ebola outbreak tied to the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus, and according to reports more than 65 people are already dead with hundreds of suspected cases under investigation. Some reports now place the death toll even higher.
What has health officials are nervous is that this does not appear to be the dominant Ebola strain that many vaccines and treatments were designed around.
The Bundibugyo strain is considered more rare and currently does not have approved vaccines specifically tailored to it.
Information from the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION..
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Now the World Health Organization has declared the situation a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern”…
This does not mean the world is facing another COVID style pandemic at least at the moment.
From health officials, Ebola spreads very differently and generally requires direct contact with bodily fluids rather than airborne transmission. .. The WHO officials believe this situation is serious enough that the world should be paying close attention.
The outbreak is reportedly centered in the conflict plagued Ituri Province of the Congo.. there has been movement between neighboring countries including Uganda causing the virus to spread..
We need the TIME magazine persons of the year again.. calling all Ebola hunters and fighters across the planet..
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