WHO raises risk of Ebola outbreak in Congo to 'very high' at national level

WHO raises risk of Ebola outbreak in Congo to 'very high' at national level

​The World ​Health Organization has ‌increased the ​risk level of the ‌Bundibugyo strain of Ebola to "very high" in Congo at the national ‌level, its chief said on Friday.

The ‌Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, for which there is no approved vaccine ⁠or ​treatment, ⁠was declared an emergency of international concern ⁠by the WHO on Sunday.

"We ​are now revising our ⁠risk assessment to very high at ⁠the national ​level, high at the regional level, and ⁠low at global level," WHO Chief Tedros ⁠Adhanom ⁠Ghebreyesus said.

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