CDC allocates $107 million to address expanding Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has committed $107 million in emergency funding to bolster the response to a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain, has surpassed 900 confirmed cases and 210 deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. This significant funding aims to help contain the spread of the deadly virus.