Ongoing Ebola outbreak West Africa

dinsdag 12 augustus 2014 10:00

August 8th the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa an international health emergency and appealed for global aid to help afflicted countries. "A coordinated international response is deemed essential to stop and reverse the international spread of Ebola," the WHO said in a statement after a two-day meeting of its emergency committee on Ebola. The risk of the virus entering the Netherlands remains small but cannot be ruled out. Vigilance is required with returning visitors from effected countries.