WHO says Ebola outbreak out of control
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WEST Africa’s Ebola outbreak is out of control but it can be stopped, World Health Organization chief Margaret Chan said yesterday.
“This outbreak is moving faster than our efforts to control it,” Chan told the presidents of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast at a meeting in Guinea’s capital Conakry.
“If the situation continues to deteriorate, the consequences can be catastrophic in terms of lost lives but also severe socioeconomic disruption and a high risk of spread to other countries,” she said, according to a WHO transcript.
“This meeting must mark a turning point in the outbreak response,” Chan added.
The outbreak is by far the largest in the four-year history of the disease, with 729 deaths so far, including more than 60 healthcare workers, and 1,323 cases overall, she said.
Experience showed that the outbreak could be stopped and the general public was not at high risk of infection.
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