15 articles · Updated · New Haven Register · May 20
Connecticut health officials said the risk to residents remains low, stressing the state lab can test for Ebola and hospitals already have response protocols in place.
More than 500 suspected cases and at least 134 deaths have been linked to the Bundibugyo strain in eastern Congo, which spread undetected for weeks and has also caused deaths in neighboring Uganda.
The CDC said the immediate U.S. risk is low but began 30-day measures including enhanced traveler screening, support for containment efforts and a ban on non-U.S. residents recently in Congo, Uganda or South Sudan.
WHO declared the outbreak an international public health emergency on May 17; Congo is opening three treatment centers in Ituri as contact tracing and prevention campaigns expand.
An American doctor was evacuated to Germany. How are his infected Congolese colleagues being treated for the same deadly Ebola virus?
With conflict and mistrust fueling Ebola's spread, can medical intervention alone stop this outbreak in a war-torn region?
Existing Ebola vaccines are ineffective against this strain. How long until a viable vaccine can reach the front lines?