Ebola outbreak declared on African continent in Ivory Coast – WHO "very concerned"
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UPDATED: 06:50, Thu, Aug 19, 2021
An Ebola outbreak has been declared in the Ivory Coast, as authorities scramble to contain the deadly virus that the World Health Organization (WHO) is "very concerned" about.
The African country reported its first case of Ebola in more than 25 years on Saturday, in Abidjan. Another suspected case has now been identified. Authorities are vaccinating hundreds of people as they race to contain the spread of the deadly hemorrhagic fever in the country's commercial capital.
WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said the UN agency was very concerned" that more cases may be detected in the country's economic hub, with a population of more than four million. Ebola, which is transmitted through close contact with bodily fluids, causes severe fever and, in the worst cases, unstoppable bleeding.
Mr Jasarevic said: "Preliminary investigations and genomic sequencing to identify the strain show that it is likely the Zaire strain of the virus.
"Further investigations are required to confirm these early results."
Mr. Jasarevic said there was "no indication" that the case in Ivory Coast was linked to the cases in Guinea.
The confirmed case has been identified as an 18-year-old from Guinea who traveled overland, arriving in Abidjan last Wednesday aboard a bus. When she left Guinea, she was already exhibiting symptoms that continued to intensify. She was admitted to a hospital on Thursday with a fever and is currently receiving treatment.
It came after Guinea, which declared an end to a four-month-long Ebola outbreak in June and marked the African continent as Ebola-free.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/scien...ea-abidjan-scn
An Ebola outbreak has been declared in the Ivory Coast, as authorities scramble to contain the deadly virus that the World Health Organization (WHO) is "very concerned" about.
The African country reported its first case of Ebola in more than 25 years on Saturday, in Abidjan. Another suspected case has now been identified. Authorities are vaccinating hundreds of people as they race to contain the spread of the deadly hemorrhagic fever in the country's commercial capital.
WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said the UN agency was very concerned" that more cases may be detected in the country's economic hub, with a population of more than four million. Ebola, which is transmitted through close contact with bodily fluids, causes severe fever and, in the worst cases, unstoppable bleeding.
Mr Jasarevic said: "Preliminary investigations and genomic sequencing to identify the strain show that it is likely the Zaire strain of the virus.
"Further investigations are required to confirm these early results."
Mr. Jasarevic said there was "no indication" that the case in Ivory Coast was linked to the cases in Guinea.
The confirmed case has been identified as an 18-year-old from Guinea who traveled overland, arriving in Abidjan last Wednesday aboard a bus. When she left Guinea, she was already exhibiting symptoms that continued to intensify. She was admitted to a hospital on Thursday with a fever and is currently receiving treatment.
It came after Guinea, which declared an end to a four-month-long Ebola outbreak in June and marked the African continent as Ebola-free.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/scien...ea-abidjan-scn