- A doctor from the United States is among newly confirmed cases of Ebola in an outbreak in Congo that has claimed over 100 lives.
- Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe, medical director of the Congolese National Institute of Bio-Medical Research, told The Associated Press Monday that the doctor tested positive in Bunia, capital of Ituri province. As of Monday, there were over 300 suspected cases and 118 deaths in Ituri and North Kivu provinces and two deaths in neighboring Uganda.
- The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern Sunday, noting the Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccines or therapeutics and spread undetected for several weeks.
- The delayed response was exacerbated by the repatriation of the first victim's body on 24 April to a densely populated mining area, causing the outbreak to escalate before the Bundibugyo strain was confirmed on 15 May.
- The United States is implementing a 30-day travel suspension for people arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan due to global concerns over the outbreak in central Africa.
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American doctor tests positive for Ebola as death toll in Congo outbreak surpasses 100
