ECDC: Ebola threat to EU public remains very low

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ECDC: Ebola threat to EU public remains very low  The risk of Ebola infection for the wider public in the European Union remains "very low," according to health officials. But a worsening outbreak involving a rare strain of the virus in Congo and Uganda is raising concern due to the lack of a licensed vaccine or treatment.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2026/06/03/ecdc-ebola-threat-to-eu-public-remains-very-low  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control says the risk of Ebola infection for the wider public in the

00:06European Union remains very low despite a growing outbreak in Central Africa.

00:12Speaking on Wednesday, ECDC Director Pamela Randi-Wagner said no Ebola cases have been imported into the European Union so

00:20far.

00:21The risk currently for the wider public in Europe is very low. Nevertheless, nevertheless, and I want to say this

00:29very clearly, this outbreak is of serious concern because, first of all, it is unfolding in an environment marked by

00:38instability and insecurity.

00:40Secondly, it involves the Bundibucho virus, for which we know there is currently no licensed vaccine available or specific treatment.

00:53Health officials have recorded 332 confirmed Ebola cases and 49 deaths, with 116 suspected cases under investigations in the Democratic

01:02Republic of Congo and Uganda.

01:04The virus spreads through infected bodily fluids and can cause fever, vomiting, diarrhea and severe bleeding.

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