Declarada emergencia de salud pública por brote de ébola en la RDC y Uganda

La Organización Mundial de la Salud ha declarado una emergencia de salud pública debido a un brote de la cepa Bundibugyo del virus del ébola en la República Democrática del Congo y Uganda. La medida se produce mientras los investigadores instan a acelerar el desarrollo de vacunas para las cepas de ébola menos conocidas.

La OMS fue notificada del brote el 5 de mayo después de que un trabajador de la salud presentara síntomas como fiebre, hemorragias, vómitos y malestar general el 24 de abril. Desde entonces, se han confirmado casos en Uganda también. Hasta el 17 de mayo, se registraron 336 casos sospechosos y 88 muertes, según los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE. UU. La cepa Bundibugyo tiene una tasa de mortalidad de entre el 20 y el 50 por ciento.

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