Mathematical modeling by Japanese scientists has shown that Ebola virus carriers are highly likely to reach the largest air transport hubs in Europe and Asia within 30 days.
Modern.az reports with reference to foreign media that, according to the results of the study, the risk of infection entering Belgium, France, UAE and Turkey increases up to 90 percent.
Other calculations show that more than half of infected passengers traveling on international flights from Congo and Uganda, where Ebola fever is currently spreading, are not detected at border control points. This is because they have not yet shown symptoms of the disease.
Experts say that such models allow identifying the most sensitive directions in terms of the spread of infection.
Experts emphasize that close contact with an infected person is required to contract the Ebola virus. This factor significantly reduces the risk of widespread infection.
It should be noted that Ebola is a serious infectious disease that often results in death. Infection with various strains of the virus results in the death of the patient in 50 to 90 percent of cases. The first outbreak of the Ebola virus was recorded in 1976 around the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
