Ebola Won't Cause Global Pandemic, Says Russian Academician
Academician Gennady Onishchenko stated that Ebola will never cause a global pandemic, emphasizing its limited transmission potential and the availability of a vaccine, despite its high danger and ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Consensus
- Ebola is a dangerous infectious disease that spreads through contact.
- A vaccine against Ebola has been developed.
- Ebola does not have pandemic potential and cannot spread via airborne droplets.
- The outbreak of Ebola is ongoing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- The number of deaths from Ebola in the DRC exceeds 700.
- Russia has no risk of Ebola spread.
- Russia is prepared to begin mass production of a vaccine against a new strain of Ebola.
Points of divergence
- More than 750 people have died from Ebola in the DRC, with 2011 confirmed cases. — vesti
- A case of Ebola was detected in France. — m24
- The WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in the DRC a public health emergency. — m24
Coverage (2 sources)
- Gennady Onishchenko assures that Ebola will never cause a pandemic — Вести
- Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Onishchenko: Ebola does not have the potential to cause a global pandemic — Москва 24