Ethiopia & Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum

Ethiopia: Ethiopia>>> is one of ten African countries identified by the United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention>>> as being at elevated risk of Ebola transmission due to cross-border population movement.

Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum: Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, director of Congo's National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB), detailed the botched testing and shipping of samples that delayed the identification of the correct Ebola strain.

Ethiopia: Ethiopia>>> is one of ten African countries identified by the United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention>>> as being at risk of Ebola infection due to the regional spread.

Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum: Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum>>>, medical director of the India — National Geophysical Research Institute>>>, confirmed an American doctor was among the confirmed cases in Bunia.

Ethiopia: Ethiopia is hosting the headquarters of the African counterpart to the European Union — European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, where an expert is being deployed.

Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum: Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, a Congolese virologist, highlighted that the Bundibugyo strain complicates the response as existing treatments and vaccines are for the Zaire strain.