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Africa's top health official warns Britain is 'not safe' from 'unprecedented' Ebola outbreak as cases pass 10,000 in Congo

An Ebola isolation tent in Nigeria, as the Swiss diplomat's wife — Nigeria's first case in the outbreak — was flown home to Switzerland with 52 contacts still under watch.
An Ebola isolation tent in Nigeria, as the Swiss diplomat's wife — Nigeria's first case in the outbreak — was flown home to Switzerland with 52 contacts still under watch.

Dr Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, warned Wednesday that the outbreak — caused by the Bundibugyo strain, for which no licensed vaccine exists — has already reached Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and France. The WHO is recording between 50 and 80 new confirmed cases daily, describing conditions as 'very dire', while close to half of all those infected have died.

A University of East Anglia professor warned Britain could see the virus arrive undetected for weeks, saying Kaseya is 'right to be concerned.'

The Trump administration has awarded $36 million to New York research group IAVI to develop an experimental Bundibugyo vaccine, with Phase I trials expected early next year.

Airlines are pushing back at CDC rules requiring all US-bound passengers to confirm they have had no presence in Congo in the past 21 days, calling a Nov. 3 deadline 'unreasonable.'

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