Friday 10 April 2015

Risk of Ebola spreading to other countries seen as less: WHO

The WHO logo is pictured at the entrance of its headquarters in Geneva West Africa's Ebola epidemic still poses a threat to other countries but the risk of international spread appears to be diminishing, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Dr. Bruce Aylward, WHO Special Representative for the Ebola Response, reporting on the findings of independent experts who advise the U.N. agency, told a news briefing: "They believe the risk of international spread appeared to be reducing." The experts, who form WHO's Emergency Committee on Ebola, also made a strong recommendation that all countries "avoid any unnecessary interference with international trade and transport" beyond temporary restrictions already in place, Aylward said.




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