The Ministry of health of Ukraine: the Probability of penetration of the Ebola virus in Ukraine is quite high
The probability of penetration of the Ebola virus to the site Ukraine is quite high, the Consequences may be catastrophic, said Acting Minister of health he. " The consequences may be catastrophic, as the case fatality rate is up to 60 per cent, " he said, according to TASS. He, for example, drew attention that the Ministry of health works closely with the crew, employees of the State border And fiscal services to prevent ingress of Ebola virus to the site of Ukraine. Acting Head of the office said in this regard, the need to purchase special service for health workers, which in the future will be to communicate with persons infected with this virus. He said that the Ministry of health approached the world health organization health with a request to allocate clothing for Ukrainian doctors. He said that " the number of deaths due to the virus is more than 4 thousand People ". First, the Ukrainian media reported that the Risk of Ebola approached Ukraine. One of the crew members of the ship Western Copenhagen, which is located in the Black sea near Odessa, suspected Ebola. Because of the danger of contamination of the vessel is not allowed in Ukrainian ports. Currently there are more than 8 thousand cases of Ebola. The Director General of the world health organization Margaret Chan called the outbreak of the Ebola virus raging in West Africa, the largest for a 40-year history of the disease. In addition, according to the forecasts of the Centre for control And prevention of diseases of the U.S., the number of patients Ebola haemorrhagic fever in four months can grow more than 100 times And reach 550 thousand People. An effective vaccine against the disease as long as it is up.