West Africa: 467 people died from Ebola virus

The World Health Organization's regional director for Africa warned that the Ebola epidemic in West African countries is at risk of spreading and breaking out worldwide.

The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has claimed 467 lives and is expected to continue to rise in all three affected countries, the World Health Organization said on July 1. The figures were released ahead of a meeting of the West African region today (July 2) in Ghana to discuss ways to step up efforts to combat the spreading Ebola epidemic.

The Ebola epidemic in West African countries is at risk of spreading and breaking out worldwide. - Photo: Reuters

The World Health Organization said that so far, 759 people have been infected with the Ebola virus in the three countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. In an updated report last week, the World Health Organization said that 367 people have died from the Ebola virus, much higher than the record number of the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1995, when the virus claimed the lives of 254 people. The World Health Organization's regional director for Africa, Mr. Luis Sambo, warned that the Ebola fever in West African countries is at risk of spreading and breaking out worldwide.

Ebola fever was discovered in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of Congo and immediately became one of the most dangerous diseases in the world due to its high mortality rate. The syndrome caused by the Ebola virus is characterized by hemorrhagic fever with accompanying symptoms such as pain, discomfort, followed by vomiting, diarrhea and vomiting, coughing up blood./.

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