CDC Lists Containing Ebola Spread as Top Response Priority
The CDC said Friday that stopping Ebola transmission in affected countries ranks first among U.S. response goals. Officials placed support for neighboring nations second and U.S. domestic readiness third.
StatCDC incident manager Satish Pillai told reporters that supporting the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and neighboring countries ranks second. Domestic U.S. preparedness measures rank third. Pillai described the risk of cases reaching the United States as very low. He said 236 CDC staff members are currently assigned to the response and that additional staff have volunteered.
As of Friday, health authorities had recorded 1,040 confirmed and suspected cases and 251 deaths across the two countries. The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations announced funding for three vaccine candidates targeting the Bundibugyo strain responsible for the outbreak. Recipients include IAVI, Moderna, and the University of Oxford working with the Serum Institute of India.
Former officials noted that the Trump administration set aside an infectious-disease response plan developed under former President Biden. The current approach includes plans to quarantine and treat U.S. citizens in Kenya rather than returning them to the United States for care.
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