Difficult to stop Ebola outbreak if there is no vaccine

Ebola epidemic, which is in danger of being out of control in three West African countries and is directly threatening 15 other countries , will be difficult to control if the world does not develop a vaccine against the strain. This dangerous virus.

This is a warning from Professor Peter Piot, one of the scientists who discovered the Ebola virus for the first time since 1976.

Professor Peter Piot, director of the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, said that the Ebola epidemic might have been controlled if the United Nations acted faster than before, when the translation was only zoned in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, which means isolation, patient care and exposure monitoring can be effective in controlling outbreaks.

According to Professor Piot, at the current level of Ebola epidemic, only vaccines can help quench the epidemic.

Venezuelan health workers participate in rehearsals with the assumption that many people have symptoms of Ebola infection at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia.(Photo: THX / TTXVN)

He also warned if the Ebola epidemic was not stopped in the three countries, it would certainly spread to neighboring countries such as Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau and Mali, even many other developed countries.

There are currently 3 vaccines in the early stages of clinical trials for volunteers in the UK, USA and Mali.

Test results will be available in late November or early December and, if approved, may be medical workers - those most at risk of infection - will get the vaccine before Christmas this year.

According to a reporter in the UK, after a meeting of the government's Emergency Committee (COBRA) on October 16, a spokesman for British Prime Minister David Cameron said at the moment, British health officials still underestimates the risk of Ebola outbreak in this country.

The UK Government is currently discussing the coordination of international efforts and strengthening the support of international staff present in the epidemic.

In the United States, Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), expressed confidence that the Ebola epidemic could be controlled in the US but emphasized the need to prevent the epidemic. raging in West Africa.

Meanwhile, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) warned that due to the exhaustion of the health care system, about 120,000 women could die in 2015 in three West African countries like Sierra Leone, Liberia. and Guinea.

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA assessed: "The fact that pregnant women are dealing with double threats - Ebola death or due to maternity process due to the devastating impact of Ebola epidemic with medical staff and health care system ".

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