To combat Ebola in Congo, one of the world’s poorest nations, health workers are taking a multifaceted approach. Although it is less contagious than the coronavirus, Ebola kills about half of those it infects — a far higher rate than the coronavirus. The current Ebola outbreak has infected 3,456 people and killed 2,276, most of them in Congo. Over time, health workers saw a “huge reduction” in the number of Ebola cases, Newport said. In early November 2018, the WHO accelerated the licensing and rollout of the injectable Ebola vaccine Ervebo, made by American pharmaceutical company Merck.

Source: bd News24 April 12, 2020 07:07 UTC