LONDON/NAIROBI/GENEVA šC In an ?Ebola outbreak, hours matter. Yet the response to the deadly and fast-spreading epidemic in Congo is weeks if not months behind ¡ª and thousands of people may be at risk.
Interviews with global health officials and documents from a meeting led by the World Health Organization and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) show how behind the curve authorities are in fighting the latest outbreak.
Caused by a strain of the virus known as Bundibugyo for which there is no vaccine or treatment, the outbreak has already caused a suspected 220 deaths and 900 cases, according to ?the WHO. It has spread to Uganda, where there are seven cases.
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