Ebola: from local outbreak to global epidemic

What started as an Ebola outbreak in West Africa evolved into a world-wide threat, with the first European case having been reported in Spain.

Members of the European Parliament labelled the outbreak "a global security challenge" in a resolution adopted on 18 September 2014. Europe's response to the Ebola crisis was debated during the plenary session again on 20 October.

ESO: Background information: Ebola http://www.europeansources.info/record/ebola/

EurActiv, 21.10.14: Commission steps up efforts to fight Ebola, after slow response http://www.euractiv.com/sections/health-consumers/commission-steps-efforts-fight-ebola-after-slow-response-309353

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