Congolese virologist Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum criticized the "global panic" that emerged after the latest outbreak of the disease, urging people not to be overly concerned.
"We have never seen such a global reaction before, this is abnormal," said Muyembe Tamphome, who heads the National Institute of Biomedical Research in the capital Kinshasa, during remarks he made to the Swiss channel RTS.
He added: "This panic is similar to the fear that swept the world following the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the fact that the transmission mechanisms of these two diseases are completely different. The outbreak of the Hantavirus, which was announced on board the cruise ship Hondus, has further complicated the situation."
He urged the world to trust the Congolese authorities, who, like other countries in the region, have experience in this area, saying: "We have experience in this area. The current epidemic will be completely under control within two or three months."
According to the latest data from the World Health Organization, the number of suspected Ebola cases in the seventeenth outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has exceeded 900.
The Ebola virus is transmitted from wild animals to humans, and then spreads between people. The first symptoms of the disease include fever, muscle spasms, headache, and sore throat, followed by disturbances in kidney and liver function, and in some cases, internal and external bleeding begins.
