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Last update: an hour agoEbola Cross-Border Alarm: Africa CDC has put Kenya on a high-risk list for Ebola spread, alongside Angola, Burundi, CAR, Congo, Ethiopia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia, urging stronger surveillance and centralised response as the Bundibugyo outbreak worsens in eastern DRC. WHO Escalation: WHO says the Congo–Uganda outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, with Uganda confirming three more cases (total five) and Congo reporting hundreds of suspected cases as contact-tracing struggles. Travel & Screening Tightening: The US has expanded mandatory Ebola entry screening to Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson, adding to Dulles, while India advises citizens to avoid non-essential travel to DRC, Uganda and South Sudan. Local Response Pressure: In the outbreak zone, attacks on treatment sites continue—burning tents and triggering escapes of suspected patients—raising the risk of wider community spread. South Sudan Watch: South Sudan is named among high-risk countries, while the NRA flags low tax compliance and Western Equatoria approves recruitment of 1,200 police officers.
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