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Ebola spread 'unavoidable' in Europe due to extensive travel - WHO
......The most dangerous contributor to the spread is the behavior of the virus. Its symptoms catch people unawares and normally follow a 21-day incubation period, during which there?s literally no visible sign the person has contracted Ebola.
This is further complicated by the EU?s free movement system ? one can literally infect anyone they come into contact with in the space of a few days if they were to drive or fly from one country to another.
?It is quite unavoidable ... that such incidents will happen in the future because of the extensive travel both from Europe to the affected countries and the other way around,? Jakab said.
.....However, WHO has stated that the continent is well prepared to control the disease.
?It will happen," she said. "But the most important thing in our view is that Europe is still at low risk and that the western part of the European region particularly is the best prepared in the world to respond to viral haemorrhagic fevers including Ebola,? Jakab said.
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......The most dangerous contributor to the spread is the behavior of the virus. Its symptoms catch people unawares and normally follow a 21-day incubation period, during which there?s literally no visible sign the person has contracted Ebola.
This is further complicated by the EU?s free movement system ? one can literally infect anyone they come into contact with in the space of a few days if they were to drive or fly from one country to another.
?It is quite unavoidable ... that such incidents will happen in the future because of the extensive travel both from Europe to the affected countries and the other way around,? Jakab said.
.....However, WHO has stated that the continent is well prepared to control the disease.
?It will happen," she said. "But the most important thing in our view is that Europe is still at low risk and that the western part of the European region particularly is the best prepared in the world to respond to viral haemorrhagic fevers including Ebola,? Jakab said.
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