Ebola Outbreak: The CDC said Monday it is preparing to restrict entry for travelers arriving from parts of central Africa where an Ebola outbreak has been declared. In early May, a hospital in Bunia Health Zone in northeastern DRC identified a cluster of severe illnesses affecting healthcare workers. Initial samples tested in DRC were negative for Ebola virus, but by May 15, 8 out of 13 samples tested positive. There is no vaccine for Bundibugyo virus. Bundibugyo virus has death rates ranging from 25-50%.
ATLANTA MAY 19: The CDC said Monday it is preparing to restrict entry for travelers arriving from parts of central Africa where an Ebola outbreak has been declared. Non-U.S. passport holders will face entry restrictions if they have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the previous 21 days.
The Trump administration announced Monday it’s adding additional screening measures and restricting people who don’t have U.S. passports from entering the country if they have been in three African nations, Congo, Uganda or South Sudan, affected by a growing Ebola outbreak.
In early May, a hospital in Bunia Health Zone in northeastern DRC identified a cluster of severe illnesses affecting healthcare workers. Initial samples tested in DRC were negative for Ebola virus, but by May 15, 8 out of 13 samples tested positive. The illnesses were identified as Bundibugyo (Bun-dee-BOO-joh) virus, one of the 4 types of orthoebolaviruses that cause Ebola disease in people. There is no vaccine for Bundibugyo virus, and treatment consists of supportive care. Historically, Bundibugyo virus has death rates ranging from 25-50%.
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