Ebola outbreak 'serious' but not 'out of control', head of Africa CDC says

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is serious but not spiraling out of control, according to Dr. Jean Kaseya, head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In an interview with France 24, Kaseya warned that without urgent containment at the source, no one is truly safe from the virus's spread. He also offered a pointed observation: if Ebola had struck the West instead, a vaccine would likely already exist. The comment highlights a persistent disparity in global health research funding and the urgency afforded to disease threats in wealthier nations.

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