A major catastrophe hit
Western Africa and we would like to put a definite end to that
nightmare. Ever since in its initial identification in 1976, the
Ebola virus is endemic in
Zaire (currently,
Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC), where it has exerted devastating effects. For many years now, the
virus has mercilessly attacked our fellow
men,
killing entire
families overnight and leaving thousands of
children orphan.The current, being the seventh
epidemic of
Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) in the RDC, also broke out in
West Africa -
Guinea,
Liberia,
Sierra Leone Nigeria and
Senegal.The
World Health Organization (
WHO) called
specialists from several countries and concentrated efforts that might result in a practical contribution to the control of cases. It is worth to observe that the
epidemic has caused more than 1,400 deaths in 2014, being the fatality rate 60 to 90%.(AU)