WHO raises alarm as DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak surpasses 3,600 cases
PREMIUM TIMES recently reported that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) classified the risk of Ebola importation into the country as high, despite there being no confirmed case in Nigeria.
In a situation update released on Saturday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that sustained transmission and the disease’s expanding geographical spread continue to fuel what has become the country’s largest Ebola outbreak on record.
Response hampered by insecurity The health agency said insecurity, population displacement, high population mobility and frequent cross-border movements continue to complicate response operations and increase the risk of further spread within the region.
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