EBOLA IN AMERICA - UPDATE From Fridays Wall Street Journal: The director-general of the World Health Organization warned Friday that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is spreading quickly and the consequences could be “catastrophic” if greater efforts to control the outbreak aren’t put into place now. “This outbreak is moving faster than our efforts to control it,” Director-General Margaret Chan told the presidents of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast at a gathering in Conakry, the capital of Guinea. “If the situation continues to deteriorate, the consequences can be catastrophic in terms of lost lives but also severe socioeconomic disruption and a high risk of spread to other countries,” she said...The dead include more than 60 health-care workers, she said, and other health-care staff have been infected. They include two Americans who are now believed to be under evacuation to the U.S. for intensive care. Dr. Chan said: “This is an unprecedented outbreak accompanied by unprecedented challenges.” Among them is the fact that it is caused by the most lethal Ebola strain. “Chains of transmission have moved underground. They are invisible. They are not being reported,” So, WHOs director-general just stated three really profound things: 1) “This outbreak is moving faster than our efforts to control it 2) There is a high risk of spread to other countries should the situation continue to deteriorate. 3) The dead include more than 60 health-care workers, she said, and other health-care staff have been infected (How and why? These workers are usually totally safe in their protective gear and they are experts who know all the risks and precautions that need to be taken).
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 13:53:41 +0000
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