Africa

Why is it so hard to stop Ebola spreading? 

A soldier goes through the decontamination process with U.S. Army soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), who are earmarked for the fight against Ebola, take part in training before their deployment to West Africa, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky October 9, 2014. The U.S. military is ramping up its response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, where it has already killed more than 3,400 people in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.   REUTERS/Harrison McClary  (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH MILITARY DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1EAAA0LWG01

Wild animals are the primary source of human infection. Image: REUTERS/Harrison McClary

Janusz Paweska
Head of the Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, , National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Janusz Paweska
Head of the Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, , National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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 Confirmed and probable Ebola virus disease cases by health area, North Kivu and Ituri provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo, data as of 21 May 2019
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