Ebola Outbreak: In early May, a hospital in northeastern DRC identified a cluster of severe illnesses affecting healthcare workers. The illnesses were identified as Bundibugyo virus, one of the 4 types of orthoebolaviruses that cause Ebola disease in people. Dr. Deborah Birx, former White House Coronavirus Coordinator, talks about needing to understand why the US wasn’t aware of the Ebola outbreak.
WASHINGTON JUNE 11: Dr. Deborah Birx, former White House Coronavirus Coordinator & Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Professor, talks about needing to understand why the US wasn’t aware of the Ebola outbreak spreading for weeks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as US officials are calling on EU leaders to enact Ebola travel restrictions ahead of the World Cup.
She also suggests the World Cup is not a big risk event because the games are taking place in wide open areas that have good air exchange. Dr. Deborah Brix speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on the late edition of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power.”
In early May, a hospital in Bunia Health Zone in northeastern DRC identified a cluster of severe illnesses affecting healthcare workers. The illnesses were identified as Bundibugyo (Bun-dee-BOO-joh) virus, one of the 4 types of orthoebolaviruses that cause Ebola disease in people. Historically, Bundibugyo virus has death rates ranging from 25-50%.
Patients have experienced classic Ebola disease symptoms like fever, headache, vomiting, severe weakness, abdominal pain, nosebleeds, and vomiting blood.
