South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda “at very high risk” of Ebola importation —WHO says

Three countries namely South Sudan, Uganda and Rwanda are “at very high risk” of Ebola importation from an outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, so says the World Health Organisation (WHO).

According to WHO, some 2,000 healthcare and front-line workers in South Sudan are to be offered Ebola vaccines to try to stop any importation of the viral disease following an epidemic in the DRC.

The WHO said South Sudan was on “high alert” for the disease, but said no confirmed cases had as yet been detected there.

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WHO said in a statement that in South Sudan, teams of vaccinators have been trained by global health agencies and are now ready to conduct the Ebola vaccination plan scheduled to start in the capital, Juba, on Dec. 19.

Last month, WHO’s emergency response revealed that the Ebola outbreak in the north-eastern part of DRC which has killed more than 200 people will last for another six months.

That much information was revealed by the organization’s emergency response chief Peter Salama while he was speaking to reporters.

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