Snopes confirmed the former CDC director did make the comments about a potential Ebola outbreak risk.
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WHO Revises Ebola Risk Assessment to Very High at National Level in Affected Countries
Director-General Tedros confirmed the risk is high at regional level and called on nations to strengthen preparedness.
Nigeria’s NCDC Warns Country Bracing for Possible Ebola Outbreak
Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control issued an alert following the fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in neighbouring Congo.
Ebola in an Urban Capital: Why Kampala Cases Change Everything About the DRC Outbreak
Public health analysts write about why the confirmation of Ebola cases in Uganda’s capital Kampala fundamentally changes the risk calculus of the current outbreak.
How to Prepare for an Ebola Outbreak: What Healthcare Workers Need to Know Right Now
A public health explainer outlines the steps healthcare professionals should take if they suspect an Ebola case including biosafety precautions and testing protocols.
Why the Ebola Bundibugyo Variant Is Especially Dangerous and Harder to Stop
Science writers explain why the Bundibugyo species of Ebola has no approved vaccine or specific treatment and what makes the current outbreak unusually difficult to contain.
WHO’s Ebola Response Has Over 1000 Contacts Under Surveillance in Ituri Province DRC
WHO confirmed that more than 1000 people who had contact with confirmed Ebola cases are being actively followed up in DRC’s Ituri Province as of May 24.
New CDC Ebola Advisory Alerts US Clinicians and Labs on Testing and Biosafety Protocols
The CDC issued a Health Alert Network advisory on May 15 instructing US healthcare workers and laboratories on Ebola testing biosafety and potential case identification.
Ebola Bundibugyo Outbreak: DRC Has 904 Suspected Cases and Over 119 Suspected Deaths
According to Congolese health ministry figures released on May 24 there are now 904 suspected Ebola cases and 119 suspected deaths in DRC with experts warning real figures are higher.
Five Ebola Cases in Uganda Capital Kampala Linked to DRC Outbreak Prompt Security Concerns
Ugandan authorities and the WHO confirmed five Ebola cases in Kampala linked to travel from DRC raising concerns about the virus reaching a major urban centre.