The United States issues an Ebola alert for Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda; Rwanda has a level 3 alert
The U.S. State Department has issued a Level 4 alert for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), South Sudan or Uganda, urging Americans not to travel to these countries for any reason. Ebola epidemic. For Rwanda, the department issued a Level 3 alert, asking Americans to reconsider travel. These travel alerts are in response to statements from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization regarding the recent Ebola outbreak.“Medical care in South Sudan is extremely limited. Adequate medical care as well as routine emergency procedures are often not available, and even minor health problems may require medical evacuation. All medical services, including medical evacuation, are at your expense. If you purchase additional health insurance, be sure to keep records of all medical services paid for and provided,” the U.S. State Department wrote in an advisory for South Sudan.Ebola is a rare, severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever disease that is spread through direct contact with an infected person or their body fluids.American physician Dr. Peter Stafford and his wife, Dr. Rebecca Stafford, tested positive for Ebola while treating patients during the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The couple’s four children are also being monitored for symptoms. The couple moved to Africa in 2019.As of Tuesday, 131 people have died due to the current outbreak.The American doctor is receiving treatment at a German hospital at the request of the U.S. government. The German Federal Ministry of Health said: “Arrangements are currently being made to receive and treat the patient in Germany.” The Ministry of Health said: “Germany has a nationwide network of experts for the management and care of patients with diseases caused by highly pathogenic pathogens.”The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new order on Monday banning foreign travelers from entering the United States if they have visited countries affected by the outbreak in the past 21 days, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan.The agency cited Title 42, a law that temporarily bans non-citizens from coming to the United States for public health reasons.President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was “concerned” about the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but added that he believed it had not yet spread to the United States.
