The world is entering "a new phase" where big outbreaks of deadly diseases like Ebola are a "new normal", the World Health Organisation has warned. The world is entering "a new phase" where big outbreaks of deadly diseases like Ebola are a "new normal", the World Health Organisation has warned. World is entering 'next phase' of killer diseases - WHO warnsPrevious Ebola outbreaks affected relatively small numbers of people. "We may be missing up to a quarter of cases," Dr Ryan told a news briefing in Geneva. Dr Josie Golding, the epidemics lead at the Wellcome Trust, told the BBC the world needed to get better at preparing for such outbreaks.

Source: Irish Independent June 08, 2019 01:31 UTC