Friday, June 27, 2014

West African nations should be prepared for Ebola: WHO expert

A scientist separates blood cells from plasma cells to isolate any Ebola RNA in order to test for the virus at the European Mobile Laboratory in Gueckedou GENEVA (Reuters) - West African nations neighbouring those hit by the Ebola epidemic including Mali, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Guinea Bissau should prepare for the possible arrival of travellers carrying the deadly virus, the World Health Organization said on Friday. "We want other countries in West Africa to be ready - bordering countries, Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinea Bissau - to prepare themselves in case people affected with the disease may be also travelling," WHO medical officer Dr. Pierre Formenty told a briefing in Geneva. He said the U.N. ...








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