alt Hacker NewsI think that’s going to be true if any disease whose previous outbreaks were only in a “third world” place. The rest of the world easily ignores it. If it was contained but in let’s say - some European country - I bet it would be in the news 24/7 still.
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nekzn • today at 5:12 PM
A disease affecting developed countries impacts the entire world. A disease affecting the Congo doesn’t impact anything.
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jansan • today at 5:04 PM
If that outbreak was in a midsize European town like Marburg they would even name the virus after it.
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scotty79 • today at 4:45 PM
You think an outbreak, in for example Belgium, would be 24/7 news in Demorcatic Republic of Congo?
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Exemplified by the ridiculous Hanta-Virus news/social media coverage for weeks - even though the risks were much lower and contained - but it happened on a CRUISE ship which the news people thought might resonate with the western vacation crowd.