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Ebola Epidemic in DR Congo Not a Global Threat

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - An emergency meeting convened by the World Health Organization
   has decided the Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
   does not constitute a public health emergency of international concern.
   However, the expert committee warns lack of funding threatens to hamper
   the ability to contain the deadly virus.

   More than 1,400 people have died from Ebola in eastern DR Congo and
   more than 2,100 are infected with this fatal disease. This makes the
   epidemic in conflict-ridden North Kivu province the second largest
   after the West African outbreak in 2014, which killed some 11,300
   people.

   The recent spread of the Ebola virus into neighboring Uganda and deaths
   of two people prompted the World Health Organization to gather a group
   of experts to reassess the current situation and challenges ahead.
   

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