Kongo'da Bundibugyo Ebola salgını: Aşısız ve hızla yayılıyor
Demokratik Kongo Cumhuriyeti'nde (DRC) Bundibugyo Ebola türünün yol açtığı salgında can kaybı 139'a, şüpheli vaka sayısı 600'e ulaştı. Sağlık Bakanı Samuel-Roger Kamba, bu türe karşı henüz bir aşı bulunmadığını ve ölüm oranının yüksek olduğunu açıkladı. Dünya Sağlık Örgütü (DSÖ) Genel Direktörü Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, salgının ölçeği ve hızından duyduğu derin endişeyi dile getirerek uluslararası acil durum ilan etti. Afrika Bulaşıcı Hastalık Kontrol Merkezleri, yoğun nüfus hareketleri nedeniyle virüsün hızla yayılabileceğini belirtti. Salgın, ülkenin doğusundaki Ituri bölgesinden başlayarak çatışmaların sürdüğü Güney Kivu eyaletine sıçradı. Rwanda destekli M23 milislerinin kontrolündeki bir alanda ilk vaka doğrulandı. Uzmanlar, resmi rakamların 'buz dağının sadece görünen kısmı' olduğunu ve salgının gerçek boyutunun bilinmediğini vurguladı. Ek olarak, bir cenaze töreni sırasında çıkan anlaşmazlıkta polisin uyarı ateşi açması, salgınla mücadelede yerel direnişin ne denli ciddi bir engel oluşturabileceğini gösterdi. Uluslararası alanda ise ABD, temaslı olduğu bildirilen vatandaşlarını takibe alırken havalimanlarında tarama başlattı ve vize hizmetlerini askıya aldı. Enfekte olan bir ABD vatandaşı özel tedavi için Almanya'ya tahliye edildi. DSÖ, küresel yayılma riskini düşük, ancak ulusal ve bölgesel riski yüksek veya çok yüksek olarak değerlendirdi. Hindistan ve Afrika Birliği, planlanan zirvelerini sağlık acil durumu nedeniyle erteledi.
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- İnsani16 May 18:35
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- Güvenlik17 May 14:22
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- Güvenlik17 May 14:53
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- İnsani17 May 22:50
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- Güvenlik18 May 16:29
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- İnsani18 May 22:49
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- Güvenlik19 May 09:03
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- Güvenlik19 May 09:48
WHO warns of ‘scale and speed’ of deadly Ebola outbreak
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- Güvenlik19 May 10:11
At least 131 dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak
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- İnsani19 May 12:52
WHO declares global emergency as DRC Ebola outbreak spreads beyond borders
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- İnsani20 May 10:08
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- Güvenlik20 May 10:59
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- Güvenlik21 May 14:59
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- Güvenlik21 May 17:16
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- Güvenlik22 May 13:10
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- Güvenlik21 May 11:20
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