Outbreak of viral hemorrhagic fever claims 6 lives in Ethiopia: WHO responds

A suspected outbreak of viral hemorrhagic fever in southern Ethiopia has killed six people, including two healthcare workers, prompting an emergency response from the World Health Organization amid concerns over human-to-human transmission.

The outbreak, centered in Jinka town in the South Omo Zone, has claimed the lives of a doctor and a nurse who had been treating patients with similar symptoms.

Jinka General Hospital’s medical…