According to him, the number of cases reached over 5 thousand, and the number of deaths is “increasing daily”.
According to the African Union health agency, the Ebola virus outbreak is now the largest in the country’s history. The virus outbreak is “growing exponentially,” reporter Julien Harneis said from the DRC in Geneva.
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday that the DRC affected by the Ebola virus will receive 70,000 doses of vaccine approved to protect against this virus, but not against the strain spreading in the country.
The “Ervebo” vaccine, proven safe and effective against the Zaire strain of the Ebola virus, is being released by the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision for research and limited use to combat the outbreak of the less common deadly Bundibugyo virus strain, according to the WHO statement.
It is believed that the 17th Ebola virus outbreak in the DRC, declared on May 15, had already been spreading for several weeks by then.
It covered regions in the north and east, where state activity is weak, health infrastructure is essentially insufficient, and numerous armed groups have dominated for several decades.
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Ebola spreads through contact with bodily fluids and causes hemorrhagic fever. Over the past 50 years, more than 15,000 people have died from it in Africa.
There is no confirmed vaccine or specific treatment for the Bundibugyo virus strain causing the current outbreak.
Earlier this month, WHO vaccine experts recommended comprehensive studies of “Ervebo,” the only existing approved Ebola vaccine, in humans to determine whether it provides cross-protection against the Bundibugyo strain.
The “Ervebo” vaccine has proven safe and successful in protecting against the more common Zaire strain. WHO experts said early data, especially from animal studies, showed it might also provide some protection against the Bundibugyo strain.
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