World news today: WHO convened a second meeting of the Emergency Committee on the issue of the Ebola virus outbreak

World news today: WHO convened a second meeting of the Emergency Committee on the issue of the Ebola virus outbreak

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According to the organization, the current ebola virus will last from 6 to 9 months, and may be infected up to 20 000 persons.

GENEVA, September 16. The World Health Organization (WHO) will this week the second meeting of the emergency committee on the flash in West Africa Ebola virus, which killed more than 2 400 Persons, and almost 5000 Infected.

As informed a special agency of the UN in the field of health, the purpose of the meeting, which will take place in the mode of messaging via e-mail – to assess the current situation with the spread of the African continent dangerous virus, from which there is still no registered drugs or vaccines.

Experts emergency committee will review the reports prepared by the authorities of the countries where the virus is rampant, on their compliance with the recommendations of the first meeting of the Emergency Committee on 8 August. Then, the WHO declared the outbreak of the Ebola virus threat of international importance.

Following the meeting, members of the emergency committee will decide whether there is a need to introduce additional restrictions to prevent the international spread of the ebola virus, mortality reaches 90%, but in the present outbreak is about 53% in early August, WHO has not recommended to restrict international travel or trade due to the flash and hold such a position so far.

Most of all, from rampant disease, Ebola virus, suffered Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, which account for almost all of the victims of the epidemic of severe acute viral infection. Another eight people died in Nigeria.

According to WHO estimates, the current outbreak will last from 6 to 9 months, and may be infected up to 20 000 Persons. To eradicate the ebola virus worldwide organization requested that the international donors of $ 600 million.

Meanwhile, is gradually building up international efforts to combat the spread of Ebola. August 12, Cuba reported that he would send in Sierra Leone 165 health care workers, and today it was announced that China will deploy in the same state of a mobile laboratory, and forward to a team of 59 epidemiologists, clinicians and nurses. WHO assesses the need for international health workers in West Africa at the level of 600-700 people, and local staff – around 12 thousand.

 

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