Ebola outbreak: US activates highest-level response.

On June 26, US health authorities activated the highest level of response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and announced the transfer of experimental treatments to the region.

Medical personnel transfer an Ebola patient to a treatment center in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: THX/VNA.

Satish Pillai, head of the Ebola response at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said the risk assessment for the U.S. remains low; however, the CDC is still maintaining the highest level of response, Level 1 – similar to what it did during the 2014 Ebola outbreak.

The heightened response level is an "internal signal" that this outbreak is the agency's top priority. Pillai added that the US CDC will mobilize additional personnel and resources as efficiently and quickly as possible.

In just over a month, the current Ebola outbreak has infected at least 1,115 people and claimed 304 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The outbreak has spread to neighboring Uganda, where containment measures have been effective. Kampala has reported 20 confirmed cases nationwide and two deaths since May 15.

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US health authorities recently warned that if not quickly brought under control, the current outbreak could reach or even surpass the scale of the 2014-2016 Ebola pandemic.

There is currently no approved vaccine or treatment to combat the Bundibugyo strain causing the latest outbreak. U.S. health officials say they are sending doses of an experimental treatment, known as MBP134, to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

Additional doses of the medication will be sent to Oxford University in England for clinical trials. Washington is prepared to send 2,500 test kits that could be used to screen deceased victims to determine which strain of Ebola was present.

In another development, according to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has just issued an entry ban for citizens from three African countries and tightened health control measures for several other countries to prevent the risk of Ebola spreading.

According to the new decision, citizens from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan will not be allowed to enter Saudi Arabia until further notice. Saudi authorities have also suspended the issuance of all types of entry visas for those who have stayed in the three aforementioned countries within 21 days prior to arriving in Saudi Arabia, even if they entered through a third country.

The Saudi Arabian Public Health Agency also announced enhanced precautionary measures for passengers arriving from Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville). Passengers from these countries, which have been affected by the Ebola outbreak, will undergo health checks at border crossings and be subject to disease surveillance measures. Saudi Arabia has not reported any Ebola cases since 2019.

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