Global health chief warns about Ebola
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, is warning that the Ebola outbreak in Congo could be the deadliest ever. CBS News' Ramy Inoncencio reports.
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Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, is warning that the Ebola outbreak in Congo could be the deadliest ever. CBS News' Ramy Inoncencio reports.
At least 2,000 people have died among the confirmed cases in Congo's Ebola outbreak that is the fastest-spreading on record, according to the latest government data.
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Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said when asked about the risk of Ebola, "I don't think Americans should really worry about this." CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Céline Gounder has more.
CBS News' Ramy Inocencio spoke to Tedros Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, about the response to a deadly Ebola outbreak in Africa, expressing concern about the current measures.
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The WHO said these five cases exemplify that recovery from the illness is possible, even without approved treatments or vaccines.
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World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Congo as health officials continue to battle a severe Ebola outbreak and misinformation.
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WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
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