Ebola Outbreak Confirmed In Sudan

The Associated Press reports:

The World Health Organization confirmed Tuesday that five people have died of Ebola in southern Sudan, but dismissed fears that a new variant strain of the disease had emerged.

In addition to the dead, 14 other people are infected with the hemorrhagic fever, WHO said.

This outbreak was first reported last week. The WHO is no longer referring to this outbreak as Ebola-like.

The fact that there is no vaccine or treatment for the Ebola virus was driven home earlier today when it was reported that Ebola killed a scientist.

Ebola terrifies me. Read Richard Preston's The Hot Zone. It's more scary than any Steven King story I've read.

UPDATE: According to Medical News Today as of 26 May 2004, a total of 20 Ebola cases, including 5 deaths, have been reported in southern Sudan.

Comments

[James R. Rummel]

Another good post.

James