Ebola declared a global health emergency

old_aussie

Looks like Ebola is back.

The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organisation has announced.

This week the first Ebola case was confirmed in Goma, a major regional crossroads in the Democratic Republic of Congo's northeast, on the Rwandan border, which has an international airport.

I think all flights out of the Democratic Republic of Congo should be stopped.

Last month this outbreak spilled across the border for the first time when a family brought the virus into Uganda after attending the burial of an infected relative in the Congo.

If flights are allowed to continue many countries will be in jeopardy.

https://www.9news.com.au/health/world-news-ebola-declared-a-global-health-emergency-by-world-health-organisation/751aa1fa-5707-4d34-b8d0-5258b965354e

branie2

Extremely worrying I'd say

Gimme A Pound

Flat 7up or Lemsip, be grand.

One eyed Jack

old_aussie wrote: »

I think all flights out of the Democratic Republic of Congo should be stopped.

Last month this outbreak spilled across the border for the first time when a family brought the virus into Uganda after attending the burial of an infected relative in the Congo.

If flights are allowed to continue many countries will be in jeopardy.

https://www.9news.com.au/health/world-news-ebola-declared-a-global-health-emergency-by-world-health-organisation/751aa1fa-5707-4d34-b8d0-5258b965354e

From your own link?


"This essentially serves as a call to the international community that they have to step up appropriate financial and technical support," she said, but warned that countries should be wary of imposing travel or trade restrictions.

"Those restrictions would actually restrict the flow of goods and health care workers into affected countries so they are counter-productive," she said.

Future emergency declarations might be perceived as punishment and "might result in other countries not reporting outbreaks in the future, which puts us all at greater risk".

old_aussie

branie2 wrote: »

Extremely worrying I'd say

Yes, especially as Goma has an international airport.

The horse could have already bolted!

Bobblehats

old_aussie wrote: »

Yes, especially as Goma has an international airport.

The horse could have already bolted!

Please! There’s enough black as night lads wandering around my way looking like they just stepped out of the deepest darkest depths of the Congo.

Force Carrier

There's a dose of it going round alright.

yaguhu cloud

Force Carrier wrote: »

There's a dose of it going round alright.

Oh dear.

Is it serious?

Tokyo

Moved from AH > CA.

TheValeyard

This the sequel to the Ebola scare of 2014?

Sequels are rarely as good as the original.

riffmongous

Ebola didn't really go away, it's been ongoing in the Congo for a whole now, it just didn't get a lot of attention (BBC an exception).

mad muffin

Africa. The gift that keeps on giving…

Varik

mad muffin wrote: »

Africa. The gift that keeps on giving…

Ebola outbreak of yesteryear, now with added modern mass migration.

mad muffin

Varik wrote: »

Ebola outbreak of yesteryear, now with added modern mass migration.

That is not subject to any medical records or exam. It’s no secret that Africans are riddled with aids and other deadly diseases.

gctest50

mad muffin wrote: »

That is not subject to any medical records or exam. It’s no secret that Africans are riddled with aids and other deadly diseases.

Except Senegal, low rate of aids because President Abdou Diouf policies promoting safe sex, blood tests etc etc

Christian missionary filth in other places promoted abstinence and praying

tldr : science and common sense and education ,works, promoting waving at the sky fairy won't

GooglePlus

mad muffin wrote: »

Africa. The gift that keeps on giving…

I know right??

Can't we just continue to suck them dry without the fear of catching something?

mad muffin

GooglePlus wrote: »

I know right??

Can't we just continue to suck them dry without the fear of catching something?

Oh… I see what you did there. Good show old bean. Pip pip.