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The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency on Saturday due to the rapid spread of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Ebola causes severe hemorrhagic fever and is often fatal. There\u2019s no approved vaccine for the strain of Ebola responsible for the current outbreak, known as the Bundibugyo variant. The WHO<\/span> said in a statement that the outbreak is potentially much larger \u201cthan what is currently being detected and reported.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Public health professor and emergency room physician Dr. Craig Spencer, who is an Ebola survivor, says this Ebola outbreak could be the fourth largest in history. \u201cThis is going to be a really difficult outbreak to manage and respond to,\u201d says Spencer. The ability of healthcare workers to address the outbreak in eastern Congo, \u201cgiven the violence and conflict, is anything but ideal.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Spencer adds that cuts to USAID<\/span> and the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization have increased the likelihood for viruses to spread nationally and internationally, citing outbreaks of measles in the U.S. and Ebola and hantavirus abroad. \u201cThis is not all just a coincidence,\u201d says Spencer. \u201cThis is a consequence of us cutting back our support.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency on Saturday due to the rapid spread of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Ebola causes severe hemorrhagic fever and is often fatal. There\u2019s no approved vaccine for the strain of Ebola responsible for the current outbreak, known as the Bundibugyo variant. 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