CDC Confirms 1 US Aid Worker Has Ebola in DRC as Congo Cases Reach 1,830
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 11
CDC Confirms 1 US Aid Worker Has Ebola in DRC as Congo Cases Reach 1,830
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 11
Summary
A US citizen working for a humanitarian group in the Democratic Republic of Congo tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, the CDC said Friday.
CDC teams are working with the employer, other US agencies and partners in Congo to trace high-risk contacts and prevent further transmission.
1,830 confirmed cases and 648 deaths have now been recorded in the DRC, while the CDC said no US cases have been confirmed and the risk to Americans remains low.
The outbreak is still concentrated in remote parts of the DRC and neighboring Uganda, though it has already produced overseas cases including a humanitarian worker diagnosed in France last month.