Ebola may have killed more than 200 people so far in the Democratic Republic of Congo and African officials warned the outbreak is turning into a regional security threat as it spills over to neighboring countries.
“When an outbreak threatens cross-border spread, it becomes a regional concern,” Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Egypt’s health minister, said Monday at a virtual briefing of state officials. “When it tests preparedness across member states, it becomes a continental responsibility.”
The Ebola response is taking place in one of the world’s most unstable regions, where armed groups control territory, health systems are fragile and attacks on ...