Ebola Outbreak: Has The Virus Started To Spread In Other Countries? Sierra Leone Cries Out For Help As Virus Continues To Spread; International Help Sought;
The Ebola outbreak remains to be a concern in West Afirca. However, new reports claim that one affected country- Sierra Leone- has already expressed their incapability to contain the virus.
Doctors Without Borders coordinator Anja Wolz in her interview with CNN said the country badly needs help in making their situation better.
"I think that the government and the ministry of health here in Sierra Leone is not able to deal with this outbreak. We need much more help from international organizations - as WHO, as CDC, as other organizations - to come to support the government," she said.
"Still we have unsafe burials; people who are doing the burial without disinfection of the body; still we have patients who are hiding themselves; still we have patients or contacts of patients who are running away because they are afraid."
The WHO has also held emergency meetings to address the matter, and to discuss whether international attention is needed.
"The idea is that the WHO Director-General is seeking an opinion of the emergency committee on whether the current outbreak represented a public health emergency of international concern," spokesperson Tarik Jašarevic said.
"If it does, then the committee would recommend to the Director-General of WHO to declare it a public health emergency of international concern and recommend appropriate temporary measures to reduce international spread of the virus."
A person infected with the Ebola virus may not show symptoms for three weeks. Symptoms could include high fever and bleeding.
As of the moment, there is no known vaccine or cure for the Ebola outbreak which can be spread by coming into contact with infected blood or bodily fluids. The Ebola virus kills 90% of its victims.
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