The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has identified six countries at risk for spread of the Ebola virus disease, adding that it is working with them to ensure that full surveillance, preparedness and response plans are in place.
"The following countries share land borders or major transportation connections with the affected countries and are therefore at risk for spread of the Ebola outbreak: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Senegal," the agency said in the first in a series of regular updates on the Ebola response roadmap that was issued yesterday.
"WHO and a range of partners are working with countries to ensure that full Ebola surveillance, preparedness and response plans are in place in these countries," it added, according to UN News Center.
WHO's Ebola Response Roadmap Situation Report 1 features up-to-date maps containing hotspots and hot zones, as well as epidemiological data showing how the outbreak is evolving over time. It also communicates what is known about the location of treatment facilities and laboratories.
It follows the release on Thursday of an Ebola response roadmap that aims to stop the transmission of Ebola virus disease (EVD) within six to nine months.
The update noted that although the numbers of new cases reported in Guinea and Sierra Leone had been relatively stable, last week saw the highest weekly increase yet in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, highlighting "the urgent need to reinforce control measures and increase capacity for case management."
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