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. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday, May 25, 2018 named Tanzania among countries that were at high risk of facing an Ebola outbreak.
Ebola has so far killed 27 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since an outbreak of the disease was announced in the country on May 8.
As various health agencies continue with efforts to contain the outbreak, the WHO has identified three groups of priority countries for interventions; based on risk assessment. Tanzania falls in the second category of high priority countries.
Uganda-based WHO representative, Dr Miriam Nanyunja, told reporters in Dar es Salaam that Tanzania was at high risk of facing an outbreak because of cross-border interactions with the DRC.
She said it the country is in the same category, named priority 2, with other countries such as Angola, Burundi, Rwanda, Southern Sudan and Zambia.
Tanzania listed among high risk countries for Ebola outbreak
Ebola has so far killed 27 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since an outbreak of the disease was announced in the country on May 8.
As various health agencies continue with efforts to contain the outbreak, the WHO has identified three groups of priority countries for interventions; based on risk assessment. Tanzania falls in the second category of high priority countries.
Uganda-based WHO representative, Dr Miriam Nanyunja, told reporters in Dar es Salaam that Tanzania was at high risk of facing an outbreak because of cross-border interactions with the DRC.
She said it the country is in the same category, named priority 2, with other countries such as Angola, Burundi, Rwanda, Southern Sudan and Zambia.
Tanzania listed among high risk countries for Ebola outbreak