Q & A with Dr. Wohl: How global health changes could impact Ebola response

By: Rose Hoban, Ashley Fredde, NC Health News

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: May 22, 2026

Words: 1,999

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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As the world has waited with bated breath to see if the small outbreak of the hantavirus aboard a cruise ship would multiply and spread beyond borders — another infectious disease crisis vaulted into worldview.

Last Friday, the Africa CDC confirmed a new Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organization quickly declared the epidemic a public health emergency of international concern. The strain of Ebola, Bundibugyo, is a …

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