The dissolution of USAID has created a significant gap in Ebola response capabilities, particularly in the area of contact tracing.

Key US public health leadership positions, including Surgeon General and FDA Commissioner, are currently vacant.

Mechanisms for rapid response to disease outbreaks have been weakened due to aid cuts, funding reductions at the CDC, and pared-back research at the NIH.

Public health experts had predicted the next major Ebola outbreak would be of the Zaire strain, not the currently spreading Bundibugyo strain.

There are no approved treatments or vaccines for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which is causing the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Key U.S. public health leadership positions are vacant or filled on an interim basis, including a part-time director at the CDC and no permanent Surgeon General or FDA Commissioner.

There is no approved treatment or vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which is the cause of the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Global health mechanisms for rapid outbreak response have been weakened by aid cuts, funding reductions at the CDC, and pared-back research at the NIH.

The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is caused by the Bundibugyo strain, a rare variant that has only been identified twice since 2007.

The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has only been detected twice since 2007, with fewer than 200 cumulative cases in both instances combined.

The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain, which has only been identified twice since 2007 with fewer than 200 cumulative cases in each pri...

The US withdrawal from the World Health Organization has resulted in the loss of the organization's largest donor, impacting its global programs.

According to reporting by The New York Times, many U.S. government public health jobs that are supposed to be on the ground in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are currently vacant.

According to reporting from The New York Times, many US public health positions intended to be on the ground in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are currently vacant.

There are no approved treatments or vaccines for the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus.

The United States has withdrawn from the World Health Organization, resulting in the loss of the organization's largest donor.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently has a part-time director.

The response to the current Ebola outbreak is hampered by previous aid cuts, including funding reductions for the CDC and research programs at the NIH.