Tag: outbreak response

CDC Mobilizes Rapid International Response to Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda

The CDC has activated a coordinated international response to confirmed Ebola virus disease cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

New Ebola strain spreading in Congo and Uganda lacks approved vaccine, complicating outbreak response

A Sudan variant of Ebola spreading in Congo and Uganda currently has no approved vaccine, and standard diagnostic tests fail…

Ebola outbreak in central Africa may be spreading faster than reported, warns WHO epidemiologist

A WHO epidemiologist warns that an Ebola outbreak in central Africa may be accelerating beyond official case counts, with hundreds…