The World Health Organization has increased the risk level of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola to "very high" in Congo at the national level, its chief said on Friday.
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The World Health Organization has increased the risk level of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola to "very high" in Congo at the national level, its chief said on Friday.
The World Health Organization has raised the risk of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola spreading across the Democratic Republic of Congo to “very high,” warning the outbreak could accelerate rapidly. The Ebola outbreak in central Africa is spreading rapidly, the World Health Organization said, complicating efforts to contain a rare virus strain for which no approved treatment or vaccine exists. The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is "spreading rapidly" and now poses a "very high" risk at the national level.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is "spreading rapidly", the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said, as UK scientists work on a new vaccine that could be "months away". The head of the World Health Organization said on Friday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is “spreading rapidly” and now poses a “very high” risk at the national level.
France 24 English reported the story as "WHO warns Ebola outbreak risk now 'very high' in DR Congo." PBS NewsHour reported the story as "WHO chief says Ebola outbreak in Congo is 'spreading rapidly' and upgrades risk assessment." Sky News reported the story as "Ebola outbreak 'spreading rapidly' - as vaccine from UK scientists 'months away'."
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8 sources have covered this story, including PBS NewsHour, France 24 English, Bloomberg and Sky News and 4 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 3 hours ago.
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[01] VerifiedCore event reported by 8 independent outlets across the spectrum.
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