00:00The health officials are also treating this new Ebola outbreak very seriously.
00:04This is why the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
00:10So that's the WHO's highest level of alarm, short of calling it, not yet.
00:16And I don't think, according to what they're saying, it will be a pandemic threat.
00:20So what makes this outbreak especially concerning is that, Lian, you'll correct me here, this is the Bundibagio strain?
00:27Yes.
00:28Is that how we say it?
00:28Okay.
00:29Bundibagio.
00:30Bundibagio strain of Ebola.
00:31So unlike previous Ebola outbreaks, there are currently no approved vaccines or treatments for this specific strain.
00:38So what becomes really critical here is containment of those who are infected.
00:43That's critical.
00:44So the WHO is also warning that the true scale of the outbreak right now may actually be larger than
00:50the current numbers suggest in conflict-affected areas as well of eastern Congo.
00:55So surveillance is also very difficult.
00:57Access to health care is limited.
00:58And some infections go undetected for days or even weeks.
01:03So could it get worse?
01:04Yes, potentially, and it probably will.
01:07But they warn that it probably won't become a pandemic threat.
01:11But Ebola outbreaks do escalate very quickly.
01:13So the next weeks are going to be crucial in determining whether this remains a serious but contained regional outbreak.
01:20I'll talk to you Ok.
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