The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) an international public health emergency.
The declaration means there is a high risk of cross-border spread and international cooperation will likely be needed to contain the threat,While warning that the outbreak could potentially be "much larger" than is now known, WHO said it does not yet meet the criteria of a pandemic.
As of Sunday, there were reports of 10 confirmed cases and 336 suspected ones, including 88 deaths in DRC, as well as two confirmed cases including one death in Uganda, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control andThe CDC is supporting the "safe withdrawal of a small number of Americans who are directly affected in outbreak areas," the website adds. The U.S. government is looking to arrange safe transport of these Americans to a safe quarantine location.
At a news conference Sunday, the agency would not answer any direct questions about the affected Americans, according to theis caused by the Bundibugyo virus, one of the four types of orthoebolaviruses that cause Ebola disease in people, according to the CDC. There are currently no Most of the Ebola cases in the DRC have been in people between 20 and 39 years old, with two-thirds in female patients, according to the CDC.
While noting that the risk to the American public is "extremely low," CDC said in a statement that it will continue to "evaluate the evolving situation and may adjust public health measures as additional information becomes available.
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