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preventing the Ebola disease from entering the US amid ongoing outbreaks in east and central Africa. The measures include enhanced travel
travel screening measures US health authorities confirmed on Monday that an American has developed [Ebola](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ebola) after being exposed during their work in the [Democratic Republic of Congo](https://www.theguardian.com/world/congo) (DRC); officials
prevention measures. To minimise spread, the health agency said confirmed cases should be immediately isolated and treated until two Bundibugyo virus-specific tests conducted at least 48 hours apart are negative. For countries bordering regions
measures - maybe only when we see more deaths. Today in the city centre I saw only four people wearing masks." Others say daily survival takes priority. "It's too much to ask people struggling
Prevention's (CDC) director Dr Jean Kaseya told BBC World Service's Newsday programme that funerals were a particular concern - as they were during previous outbreaks of Ebola. He said public health information campaigns were
Prevention (Africa CDC) said that while it “fully recognises the sovereign responsibility of every government to protect the health and security of its people … generalised travel restrictions and border closures are not the solution
Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda was a “public health emergency of international concern”, [saying:](https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern) “Neighboring countries sharing land borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo are considered at high
travelers who have been exposed in dual [Ebola](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ebola) and hantavirus outbreaks in ways that experts say could run counter to their legal rights and affect who will volunteer in future public health
travel to the DR Congo. The WHO has said the outbreak in DR Congo's eastern Ituri province is a public health emergency of international concern, but did not meet the criteria of a pandemic
travelled to the city from Bunia where her husband had died of the disease. Heather Kerr, the DRC country director at the International Rescue Committee, said the conflict in the region made containing the Ebola
travel many kilometres. And sometimes, you might reach a hospital only to find unqualified staff.” Congolese authorities insist that teams are working hard to contain [this strain of Ebola](/news/2026/5/18/ebola-hantavirus-is-the-world-prepared-for-the-next-pandemic). The Africa Centres for Disease
measures are not rapidly strengthened,” she warned. ## Will there be a vaccine? There is currently no approved vaccine for this strain of the Ebola virus. A vaccine named Ervebo, manufactured by Merck, which was used
Prevention ushered him into a temporary clinic. "They put these tarps up that created pseudo-doctor office rooms," Ruprecht says, "It looked like a makeshift campsite." A CDC official checked his temperature with a handheld
traveled from Congo. ### ### WHO expects the outbreak to last for months at least WHO has declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, requiring a coordinated response. Resources were being rushed
Prevention](https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/outbreaks/index.html). That's the strain that took off in the West Africa outbreak but this eye-popping number is not the case for the Bundibugyo virus — the strain identified in the current