JANABI: DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE RISK OF EBOLA SPREAD

GENEVA, MAY 22 /SRNA/ - It would be a mistake to underestimate the risk posed by the Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization /WHO/ regional director for Africa Mohamed Yakub Janabi told Reuters.

Janabi warned that just one case could spread the virus beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

"It would be a big mistake to underestimate it, especially with a virus with this strain Bundibugyo, for which we don't have the vaccine. So I would really encourage everyone, let's help each other, we can bring this thing under control," Janabi said.

He added that the outbreak of Ebola in Congo has had relatively little global attention compared with this month's hantavirus outbreak, which affected cruise ship passengers from 23 countries including major powers.