Global Alarm: Ebola Outbreak Declared International Health Emergency
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WHO declares the Bundibugyo-strain Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern as the CDC issues travel restrictions, including a 30‑day Title 42 entry ban for travelers from the region; the outbreak has more than 100 deaths with hundreds of suspected cases and no vaccine or therapy for this strain. An American doctor treating patients in the DRC has tested positive and is evacuated to Germany, with several others being evacuated; U.S. risk remains low.
- WHO declares Ebola outbreak an emergency as CDC restricts travel, confirms US doctor infected cidrap.umn.edu
- This Ebola outbreak raises questions about when it all began — and the U.S. response NPR
- Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern World Health Organization (WHO)
- Ebola Was Identified in Congo Weeks Before W.H.O. Declared an Emergency The New York Times
- American tests positive for Ebola; U.S. to screen travelers at airports The Washington Post
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