DR Congo Ebola outbreak: WHO in emergency talks as cases spreadThe World Health Organization (WHO) is to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the risk of Ebola spreading from the Democratic Republic of Congo. It can spread rapidly through contact with small amounts of bodily fluid, and its early flu-like symptoms are not always obvious. WHO has previously admitted that it was too slow to respond to a deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa from 2014-2016 that killed more than 11,000 people. Senior WHO official Peter Salama said the spread to Mbandaka meant there was the potential for an "explosive increase" in cases. The 2014-16 West Africa outbreak became particularly deadly when it spread to the capitals of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Source: VietNamNet News May 18, 2018 00:45 UTC