Ebola Fast Facts
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Here’s a look at Ebola, a virus with a high fatality rate that was first identified in Africa in 1976.
Facts
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by one of five different Ebola viruses. Four of the strains can cause severe illness in humans and animals. The fifth, Reston virus, has caused illness in some animals, but not in humans.
The first human outbreaks occurred in 1976, one in northern Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) in central Africa: and the other, in southern Sudan (now South Sudan). The virus is named after the Ebola River, where the virus was first recognized in 1976, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Ebola Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Ebola, a virus with a high fatality rate that was first identified in Africa in 1976.
Facts
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by one of five different Ebola viruses. Four of the strains can cause severe illness in humans and animals. The fifth, Reston virus, has caused illness in some animals, but not in humans.
The first human outbreaks occurred in 1976, one in northern Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) in central Africa: and the other, in southern Sudan (now South Sudan). The virus is named after the Ebola River, where the virus was first recognized in 1976, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Ebola Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Ebola, a virus with a high fatality rate that was first identified in Africa in 1976.
Facts
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by one of five different Ebola viruses. Four of the strains can cause severe illness in humans and animals. The fifth, Reston virus, has caused illness in some animals, but not in humans.
The first human outbreaks occurred in 1976, one in northern Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) in central Africa: and the other, in southern Sudan (now South Sudan). The virus is named after the Ebola River, where the virus was first recognized in 1976, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
COVID-19: Summary of Annual Report, Iraq 2020 [EN/AR]
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INTRODUCTION
On 24 February 2020, Iraq recorded its first COVID-19 case in the country. This follows the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of the novel coronavirus (SARS-Co- V-2) as an outbreak of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020.
To respond to this pandemic WHO worked with the Ministry of Health and Environment (MOH&E) and partners to contain the epidemic by establishing a coordination mechanism and infectious diseases outbreak response activities and ensured that the response follows WHO recommended strategy based on four pillars: Testing, Isolating, Early case management, and contact tracing. WHO’s key areas of support to Iraq in 2020 include:
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