US CDC says risk of Ebola to the US is extremely low

The US CDC said it was closely following outbreaks of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Guinea, and said the risk of Ebola to the United States was extremely low. “Out of an abundance of caution, the US government will institute public health measures for the very small number of travelers arriving from the DRC and Guinea,” the CDC said late Friday. “The Biden Administration is committed to working closely with the affected countries to end these outbreaks before they grow into epidemics,” the CDC said. Guinea started an Ebola vaccination campaign on Tuesday, the WHO said earlier in the week, as authorities race to contain the first resurgence of the virus there since the world’s worst outbreak in 2013-2016. The resurgence of the virus has alarmed governments in the region and international health organizations, concerned that a major outbreak could overwhelm health infrastructures already battling a pandemic.<br/>