No evidence of imminent Ebola spread in Tunisia
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Business News
A viral Facebook post announcing an imminent Ebola outbreak in Tunisia, allegedly linked to irregular migrants from Algeria, is not supported by any health data, according to Business News. After consulting statements from Tunisian authorities and World Health Organization data, the outlet concluded that the claim was misinformation serving a stigmatising narrative about sub-Saharan migrants.
Tunisia has no evidence establishing an imminent spread of Ebola virus disease on its territory, according to Business News. On 10 November, Riadh Daghfous, director-general of the National Pharmacovigilance Centre, said that Tunisian authorities had activated health surveillance at land, sea and air borders.
The Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak, a strain of Ebola virus, mainly affects the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the World Health Organization recorded 10,668 confirmed cases and 5,198 deaths as of 3 November. Cases had also been reported in Kenya and Nigeria, according to the WHO bulletin published on 6 November.
