WHO Says Rare Ebola Outbreak Falls Short of Pandemic Level, Posing Low Risk to Americans
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Updated · USA TODAY · May 18
WHO Says Rare Ebola Outbreak Falls Short of Pandemic Level, Posing Low Risk to Americans
9 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · May 18
WHO said the rare Ebola outbreak does not currently meet pandemic thresholds under international health regulations, and U.S. health experts said the immediate risk to Americans is low.
Dr. Tom Frieden, the former CDC director who led the U.S. response during the 2014 West Africa crisis, still called it a serious and potentially devastating outbreak.
The assessment has sharpened criticism of the Trump administration's reduced global public health engagement, including the U.S. withdrawal from WHO.
That pullback matters because the United States previously played a key role in tracking emerging outbreaks, raising concerns about weaker surveillance as Ebola cases spread abroad.
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