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The World Health Organization has warned of the risk of Ebola outbreaks as authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo call for calm, with the first case of Ebola haemorrhagic fever being reported in Goma, a populous city in eastern DRC, near the Rwandan border.
"And Goma is a warning, and this warning can lead to more cases. We hope this is not the case, "said Mike Ryan, Emergency Director at the World Health Organization.
The authorities claim to have responded quickly and quickly to the case. At least 30 of the 60 people who have been in contact with the patient, an evangelical pastor, have been vaccinated. The others hope to be vaccinated in the next 24 hours.
The authorities have promised to strengthen preventive measures to prevent further spread of the disease. In the meantime, the head of the WHO said he was convening again the expert committee of the UN agency to determine whether the persistent Ebola epidemic in Congo deserved to be declared a global emergency .
"And finally, the case identification in Goma could potentially change the game to fight this epidemic. Goma is a city of 2 million inhabitants located near the border with Rwanda and is a gateway to the region and the world. We are confident in the measures we have put in place and hope that we will not see any more transmission of the Ebola virus in Goma. Nevertheless, we can not be too cautious. I have therefore decided to convene the Emergency Committee as soon as possible to badess the threat of this development and advise me accordingly, "said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Chief of the World Health Organization. .
The recent Ebola outbreak, which claimed the lives of 1665 people, is currently limited to the north and this new case is testing the measures in place. The United States has called on the UN Member States to provide more funds to fight Ebola.
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