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JOHANNESBURG – The World Health Organization said the risk of spreading the deadly Ebola virus from Congo was now "very high" after two confirmed cases were found near the Ugandan border.
The epidemic in northeastern Congo is more important than the previous in the northwest and more complicated for health officials. Some of their work was briefly suspended last week as a result of the deadly attack in Beni by one of the rebel groups active in the region.
WHO's emergency officer said insecurity, public mistrust of vaccinations and politicians' fears ahead of the December elections could create a "perfect storm" for the epidemic to escalate. propagate.
Uganda said it was preparing to start vaccinations as needed.
On Friday, 124 Ebola cases were confirmed, including 71 deaths.
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