WHO sees no reason for panic after the case of Ebola in France

The first case of Ebola infection was confirmed in France today, namely in a doctor who returned from the DR Congo. It is the first confirmed case of hemorrhagic fever detected outside the African continent during the latest Ebola outbreak, which also affected Uganda.

The head of the WHO, Tedros, warned today against an overreaction. “I don’t think the overreaction is justified or necessary. There is no reason to panic,” he told a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva.

The risk to the rest of the world remains low despite the discovery of an Ebola case in France, he added, according to the French news agency AFP.

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At the same time, he pointed out that since the first known outbreak of Ebola 50 years ago, tens of thousands of cases of infection have been recorded in Africa, and less than 30 cases in the rest of the world.

However, this case in France, according to the first man of the WHO, serves as a “reminder of the risks faced by rescuers on the front line”. So far, almost 80 health workers have been infected, Tedros said.

Since the declaration of the outbreak in the DR Congo on May 15, according to the WHO, more than a thousand cases have been confirmed in the country, and 267 people have died.

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The Ebola virus is one of the most dangerous pathogens in the world. The hemorrhagic fever it causes is highly contagious and has a high fatality rate. The virus is transmitted through contact or bodily fluids. The main symptoms of infection are high body temperature, vomiting, diarrhea and external and internal bleeding.