U.S. health authorities will continue to closely monitor an outbreak of the Ebola virus in two African countries, officials said Friday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed it is providing technical aid to the governments of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ituri province as it tracks reports of the deadly virus. Africa’s leading public health body reported a confirmed outbreak in Ituri with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths.
“CDC has extensive experience and expertise in responding to Ebola outbreaks, and we are working closely with the DRC Ministry of Health through our country office to support our response efforts,” the agency’s acting director, Jay Bhattacharya, told reporters during a media call….