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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A WHO official tells CBS News Ebola is still spreading in Congo after a month, as experts race to contain the outbreak in Central Africa.
Travel bans and conflict have disrupted supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving health workers without Ebola tests and protective gear needed to contain the outbreak.
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.
Confirmed Ebola cases continue to rise in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but the World Health Organization confirms five infected patients have recovered. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Céline Gounder, an infectious disease specialist who spent time in Guinea as an Ebola aid worker during the West African epidemic, joins to discuss.
The WHO said these five cases exemplify that recovery from the illness is possible, even without approved treatments or vaccines.
The health organization said latest official figures showed 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths.
World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Congo as health officials continue to battle a severe Ebola outbreak and misinformation.
The World Health Organization said there are approximately 906 suspected Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and they are investigating 223 suspected deaths. Dr. Tom Frieden, president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, joins CBS News to discuss.
In the last few days, three Ebola treatment centers in the Congo have been attacked. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Céline Gounder, an infectious disease specialist who spent time in Guinea as an aid worker during the West African Ebola epidemic, joins with the latest on the outbreak.
The WHO chief says there have been 220 suspected deaths in the ongoing Ebola outbreak as Ugandan health authorities report two new Ebola infections.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
The U.S. is now refusing entry to any passenger without an American passport who has been to the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan in the past three weeks. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Céline Gounder, an infectious disease specialist who treated patients during the West African Ebola epidemic, joins to discuss the latest on the outbreak.
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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An Ebola virus outbreak in Congo and Uganda has claimed dozens of lives, according to officials, as concerns grow about the strain spreading. Admire Nyathi, a coordinator for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, joins CBS News with more.
An American doctor working in the Congo amid an Ebola outbreak has tested positive for the virus. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Céline Gounder has the latest.
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