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New York doctor who survived Ebola says he fears for healthcare workers treating the virus
A New York doctor who contracted and survived Ebola more than a decade ago says he is worried for healthcare workers who are at the center of treating the latest outbreak in a remote province of eastern Congo.
TL;DR
- Dr. Craig Spencer, an Ebola survivor, fears for the safety of healthcare workers treating the current outbreak in eastern Congo.
- The outbreak in Ituri province is suspected in at least 246 cases, with 65 deaths.
- This outbreak involves the Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDV), a strain with no approved vaccines or treatments.
- Spencer highlights the volatile humanitarian situation and population movement in the region as complicating factors.
- He criticizes the Trump administration's dismantling of USAID and withdrawal from the WHO, suggesting it hinders rapid response capabilities.
- Spencer believes the U.S. still has the capacity to handle such threats, citing past responses and existing quarantine facilities.