Ebola outbreak live updates: Africa CDC warns 10 countries 'at risk' as Uganda confirms 3 more cases
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Key Points:
- The Africa CDC has identified 10 African countries, including Angola, Kenya, and Tanzania, at risk from the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, urging urgent action and funding.
- The WHO has raised the risk level in the DRC to "very high," with nearly 750 suspected Ebola cases and 177 suspected deaths; Uganda has confirmed five cases linked to travel from the DRC.
- The U.S. has pledged $23 million to support the Ebola response in the DRC and Uganda, while the CDC has imposed a temporary travel ban to the U.S. for non-citizens who have recently been in affected countries.
- An American doctor working in the DRC, Peter Stafford, tested positive for Ebola and was evacuated to Germany for treatment; six other U.S. citizens have been exposed, with Stafford’s family quarantined as a precaution.
- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the outbreak a public health emergency, expressing deep concern over its rapid spread and scale.