Roughly a quarter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo are estimated to be going undetected or found too late, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said on Thursday. “We believe, let me be very cautious here, we believe we are probably detecting in excess of 75 per cent of cases — we may be missing up to a quarter of cases,” Ryan told a news briefing in Geneva. We must get earlier detection of casesLate detection of cases was still a problem, he added. Ryan said risks to aid workers had decreased of late but noted a deadly attack on civilians earlier this week. Greater political engagement is needed to combat the Ebola outbreak, Ryan said.

Source: National Post June 06, 2019 16:30 UTC