In spite of actions being taken into tackling the problem of the famine, these actions have come too late and countries are now plagued with a famine of catastrophic levels. As a result of the famine, a virus outbreak has occurred, and according to unofficial figures, the virus is said to have killed around 1481 citizens globally.
The virus is better known as H8N1. It is suspected that the virus was caught from consuming raw of dead cows as the famine has forced people to scavenge on the streets, eating insects and even the remains of dead animals. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the fatality of the virus is yet to be known. However, one can get infected with the virus upon skin contact with a carrier of the virus. Till date, there is no particular vaccine for the virus, although the WHO is said to be “working on one”. It is not known long it will take for a vaccine to be developed, or affected countries will even receive the vaccine in time.