Ebola: Experts warn of scale and spread of deadly virus
Key takeaways
- Health experts have warned the world is seeing just the "top of the iceberg" as the deadly Ebola outbreak spreads.
- So far, some 600 suspected cases have been confirmed, resulting in an estimated 130 deaths.
- On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared this latest outbreak, the 17th overall in DRC, a "public health emergency of international concern."
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Health experts have warned the world is seeing just the "top of the iceberg" as the deadly Ebola outbreak spreads. Meanwhile, India and the African Union have postponed a scheduled summit due to the health emergency.
https://p.dw.com/p/5E7st Health experts warn of an undercount in Ebola cases, amid confirmation of the first infections far from the outbreak's epicenter Image: Arlette Bashizi/REUTERSAdvertisement Global health authorities have warned that the number of deadly Ebola virus infections reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) most recent outbreak of the disease represents just a fraction of actual cases, adding that cases spread to regions far from the outbreak's origin.
So far, some 600 suspected cases have been confirmed, resulting in an estimated 130 deaths.