Six Americans Exposed to Ebola in DRC
The CDC is coordinating treatment and monitoring as the rare Bundibugyo strain has killed at least 80 people and prompted a global health emergency, officials said.
- The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday, with over 300 suspected cases and 118 deaths reported across Congo and Uganda by Monday.
- Congolese health officials confirmed the rare Bundibugyo strain on May 14 following a delayed response, after initial tests for the Zaire strain returned negative; the first death occurred on April 24 in Bunia.
- An American doctor is among the newly confirmed cases in the outbreak, which has no approved vaccines or therapeutics; CBS News reported on Sunday that at least six Americans have been exposed to the virus in Congo.
- Rwanda closed its land border with Congo on Sunday as Africa CDC chief Dr. Jean Kaseya told Sky News he is in "panic mode" due to lack of medicines, while the U.S. activated Title 42 containment measures.
- Eastern Congo, where Ituri has over 273 displaced people, already grapples with a humanitarian crisis and armed groups, complicating containment efforts more than 620 miles from Kinshasa.
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WASHINGTON, United States: The United States announced Monday it is bolstering precautions to prevent the spread of Ebola, including screening air travelers from outbreak-hit areas and temporarily suspending visa services. The public health measures shared by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) come as the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the
Epidemiologist Maximilian Gertler described the so far known extent of the Ebola epidemic in Congo as "extremely worrying". However, he estimated that the risk of introduction to Germany was low.
EU Bans Entry of Foreigners Who Traveled to Countries with Ebola: ‘These Are Public Health Measures’
An American missionary was positive for the Ebola virus after being exposed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as reported on Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Satish Pillai, coordinator of the CDC response to Ebola, stated in a conference that the missionary presents symptoms and has been sent to Germany for medical care. CDC is also managing the transfer to Germany of six other people who migh…
The CDC noted that the risk to the US remains relatively low, but is introducing a series of measures to prevent the disease from entering the country.
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