CDC Raises Ebola Response To Highest Level 1 As Outbreak Spreads Fast!

James Kaufman, World News Report Today. CDC raises Ebola response to highest level 1 as outbreak grows. Hope you're ready for your next shot to be forced on you, because we have an official outbreak Peru and the CDC. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have activated its highest level emergency response to the growing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain, As the agency says, the risk of spread within the United States is still low. The move to Level 1 activation, signifying the most severe health crisis, comes as the outbreak, which is now starting its second month, has infected more than 1,200 people in the Congo with over 320 deaths reported just there, plus additional cases in neighboring Uganda, according to the World Health Organization. Yes, it's already jumping borders, and this marks the highest first-month total of any Ebola episode on record. There are no approved vaccines for specific treatments for the Bundibugyo strain, distinguishing it from the common Zaire Ebola outbreaks. Mortality rates for the Bundibugyo have historically spanned up to 50 percent, according to the CDC. The United States is currently developing a vaccine to combat the Bundibugyo strain. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Strategic Preparedness and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, whoever the heck that is, BARDA, Those agencies are sending doses of experimental monoclonal antibody therapy, MBP134, which was developed with MAP Biopharmaceutical for compassionate use and randomized clinical trial spearheaded by the University of Oxford, BARDA, the Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority. has also pre-positioned 2,500 rapid diagnostic tests for deployment to Africa. I wouldn't take one of those tests if you held a gun to my head. BARDA is also seeking proposals for vaccines from other candidates like Merck, who has a vaccine that targets the Zaire strain. The effort strives to support both the current outbreak response and longer-term preparedness in coordination with global partners, including the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, another non-profit you better run like hell from. The outbreak, first confirmed in mid-May in Congo, has spread to additional health zones with recent jumps in cases and deaths. Congo's Ministry of Communications reported 70 new cases and 32 new deaths in just a few days, raising the regional tone and the fear of this spreading worldwide. Death tolls in the outbreak area are high, with confirmed fatality rates climbing steadily. The outbreak has encompassed displacement camps where the first Ebola deaths were reported and challenges like laboratories running low on testing supplies. Early in the response, Uganda has closed its borders with the Congo and has confirmed cases and deaths of its own, so it's probably too late for them. U.S. officials have issued travel advisories for these impacted regions. The State Department and CDC have issued guidance for travelers, and certain restrictions expanded in response to the outbreak. And the next part is where you have to believe them, right? Health authorities underscore that while the situation in Africa is serious, transmission requires direct contact with bodily fluids of infected individuals or contaminated surfaces, lowering the threat of widespread U.S. contamination. No cases have been reported in the United States connected to this outbreak thus far. God bless, folks. Please share and subscribe, and always remember that anything is possible. Bizarro world. Give us a thumbs up. Right on your limb reporting this.