CDC elevates Ebola response to highest level

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is raising its Ebola response to the highest level, agency officials said Friday, as the outbreak continues to spread uncontrolled across the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. 

“Elevating the response level reflects the urgency, scale, and complexity of the outbreak, and allows CDC to bring additional resources to support the coordination and operational needs of our response,” Satish Pillai, CDC’s Ebola response incidence manager, told reporters.  

More than 1,100 people across the DRC and Uganda have tested positive since May, and officials said they expect that number to continue to grow. At least 250 people have died, though the number is likely much higher since the virus appears to have been spreading undetected for months. 

“We are very concerned about the trajectory of cases, which are rising rapidly, as well as the continued geographic spread,” Pillai said, but emphasized there is no risk to the........

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