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France is able to treat any eventual cases of the deadly Ebola virus in its territory, French President Francois Hollande said Monday, urging more efforts to seek for an efficient vaccine.
In a joint speech with the head of African Union Commission Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Hollande stressed the French government "is in position to treat (people affected with Ebola) if cases would be reported in France."
On Sept. 19, a French nurse with the volunteer organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) returned home after being infected with Ebola virus during a mission in Liberia.
The nurse, the first case reported in France, left hospital last Saturday. She had been hospitalized in Begin Military Hospital near Paris where she received "experimental treatment."
"It cannot be the case in Africa. So we must accelerate and extend the research to a vaccine can be found. The Ebola outbreak is a major threat, not just for the African countries, but for the whole world," the president said.
Last month, Hollande announced the creation of a military hospital in the forests of Guinea, "in the heart of the outbreak", "as part of Frances' responsibilities towards Africa."
Earlier, Spanish health services said a Spanish nurse, working at a hospital where two men died of the virus, had been infected by Ebola, the first case in Europe.
Ebola virus has killed 3,439 people and infected 7,478 across Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone so far, the World Health Organization's figures showed.
