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AP Explains: Why 2nd-worst Ebola outbreak is growing concern
Source: Associated Press
AP Explains: Why 2nd-worst Ebola outbreak is growing concern
By CARA ANNA
April 13, 2019
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The World Health Organization has decided that the latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Congo is not yet a global health emergency , causing frustration among some health experts.
With multiple rebel groups active in the region, wary communities sometimes resisting health workers and a heavily traveled border nearby, the risk of regional spread is deemed “very high,” WHO says. The outbreak region borders Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan.
-snip-
WHY IS THIS OUTBREAK UNIQUE?
Health workers have called this the first Ebola outbreak to occur in what is essentially a war zone. Multiple rebel groups are active in Congo’s northeast, killing hundreds of people in recent years. Attacks have led to a traumatized population that can be wary of outsiders.
Some residents have been on edge because health workers are accompanied by armed guards from the U.N. peacekeeping mission or Congo’s security forces. Many accuse the government of not protecting them from attacks.
This is the first time an Ebola outbreak has occurred in this part of Congo, and health workers have battled misinformation as they explain the importance of safe burials and other preventative measures.
-snip-
By CARA ANNA
April 13, 2019
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The World Health Organization has decided that the latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Congo is not yet a global health emergency , causing frustration among some health experts.
With multiple rebel groups active in the region, wary communities sometimes resisting health workers and a heavily traveled border nearby, the risk of regional spread is deemed “very high,” WHO says. The outbreak region borders Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan.
-snip-
WHY IS THIS OUTBREAK UNIQUE?
Health workers have called this the first Ebola outbreak to occur in what is essentially a war zone. Multiple rebel groups are active in Congo’s northeast, killing hundreds of people in recent years. Attacks have led to a traumatized population that can be wary of outsiders.
Some residents have been on edge because health workers are accompanied by armed guards from the U.N. peacekeeping mission or Congo’s security forces. Many accuse the government of not protecting them from attacks.
This is the first time an Ebola outbreak has occurred in this part of Congo, and health workers have battled misinformation as they explain the importance of safe burials and other preventative measures.
-snip-
Read more: https://apnews.com/3b1c4cb6d3414cf5a2b432b1f893182c
