Ebola jumps to Nigeria: can its cross-border expansion be stopped?
Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in more than a decade, an alarm signal in an outbreak originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has already reached different points in Africa. The detection of the virus in West Africa, after cases were reported in Central and East Africa, focuses on international displacement, epidemiological monitoring and the rapid response of health systems. To what extent can epidemics be contained within borders in an increasingly connected world? In France 24 we analyze the challenges of
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Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in more than a decade, an alarm signal in an outbreak originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has already reached different points in Africa. The detection of the virus in West Africa, after cases were reported in Central and East Africa, focuses on international displacement, epidemiological monitoring and the rapid response of health systems. To what extent can epidemics be contained within borders in an increasingly connected world? In France 24 we analyze the challenges of
