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Tedros: 600 Ebola Cases and 139 Suspected Deaths Recorded
GENEVA - World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated today that 600 suspected cases of Ebola and 139 suspected deaths have been recorded, with a warning that further increases in the number of infected people are expected as the virus circulated for a long time before the epidemic was discovered.
TL;DR
- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported 600 suspected Ebola cases and 139 suspected deaths.
- A further rise in cases is anticipated as the virus circulated undetected for some time.
- The WHO's Emergency Committee declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
- The outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola.
- Ebola is transmitted via direct contact with infected bodily fluids and causes symptoms like fever, vomiting, and bleeding.
- The average mortality rate for Ebola is around 50%.