Holland: The France is "in a position" to treat cases of Ebola
The president assured that his country was in a position to treat people infected with this virus, if cases occurred in France.
While the first case reported on European territory was announced Monday evening, François Holland was assured earlier in the day that his country was "in a position to treat" of people affected by the Ebola virus, "If cases occur in France". Viral haemorrhagic fever plaguing West Africa killed 3,439 on 7 478 cases recorded in the region, according to the last balance sheet of the world Organization of health (who) arrested on 1 October.
The president recalled that "borders doctors nurse has been treated in France" and "could be dealt with". Repatriated on 19 September from Liberia, where she was conducting a mission, the young woman, first case of Ebola in the french territory, has been treated in a military hospital in the Paris suburbs. The french Ministry of Health officially announced Saturday his recovery, after that it had benefited from "experimental treatments".
Holland drew again to "accelerate and amplify the research so a vaccine can be found" against the scourge. The Ebola fever epidemic is "a major threat, not just for the African countries concerned but for the whole world", he stressed, affirming the need to "provide our solidarity with the countries concerned".
Outside the continent, the first case of Ebola was diagnosed on September 30 in the United States, where health authorities deploy significant daily communication efforts to allay the concerns of the public with respect to the risk of contamination.