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U.S. citizen working for humanitarian organization in Congo tests positive for Ebola, CDC says
CBS News • • general
Key Points:
- A U.S. citizen working for a humanitarian organization in Congo has tested positive for the Ebola virus, prompting the CDC to collaborate with various agencies to prevent further spread and trace contacts.
- The Ebola outbreak in Congo is the fastest-growing ever recorded in Africa, with 1,830 confirmed cases and 648 deaths, and cases have also appeared in neighboring Uganda.
- An American doctor previously infected with Ebola in Congo recovered after treatment in Germany and returned to the U.S. in June.
- The Trump administration requested $1.4 billion in supplemental funding to address the outbreak, but plans to send exposed Americans to a Kenyan facility were halted by a Kenyan court order.
- The outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo virus, which lacks approved vaccines or treatments, though clinical trials for potential therapies have recently begun.
