'The case in Goma could potentially be a game changer in this epidemic,' the WHO director-general said.
Goma, a lakeside city more than 350 kilometers south of where the outbreak was first detected, got its first case on Sunday. That raised fears Ebola could accelerate into one of Africa's most densely populated areas and over the Rwanda border.," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the meeting."It is a gateway to the region and the world."
"There is a grave risk of a major increase in numbers, or spread to new locations – as we've heard today in Goma," said Josie Golding, a specialist on epidemics at the Wellcome Trust global health charity.epidemic between 2013 and 2016While the technology for fighting it, including vaccines and special treatment units, is better than ever, trust between health workers and the community is low -- and militia violence is preventing them from accessing remote areas.
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