Ebola in Kenya

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  1. Georgina Rudkus

    Georgina Rudkus Senior Member

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    We are not prepared.

    We no longer be l ongoing to t h e World Health Organization.

    DOGE fired and hollowed out HHS.

    it's coming here. Just takes one infected passenger.
     
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    Kenya? Got some news links showing that?

    All the news I'm seeing mention only Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.

    Ebola Disease: Current Situation | Ebola | CDC

    "This is the 17th outbreak of Ebola in DRC since 1976. The most recent outbreak ended in December 2025."

    CDC and WHO do have significant experience with this groups of diseases. And today, the Administration imposed travel restrictions on people from or who have traveled through there.

    CDC Statement on the Use of Public Health Travel Restrictions to Prevent the Introduction of Ebola Disease into the United States | Ebola | CDC

     
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    Per Google:

    Safe and effective vaccines exist for Orthoebolavirus zairense (the virus responsible for the Zaire strain of Ebola), but there are currently no approved vaccines for other strains like Orthoebolavirus sudanense. [1, 2]

    Approved Vaccines for Orthoebolavirus zairense
    • ERVEBO (Merck): This is a one-dose, replication-competent live-attenuated virus vaccine that is FDA-approved for individuals 12 months of age and older. It is highly effective and primarily utilized as part of "ring vaccination" protocols during outbreaks. [1, 2, 3, 4]
    • Zabdeno / Mvabea (Johnson & Johnson): This is a two-dose, heterologous prime-boost regimen (Ad26.ZEBOV and MVA-BN-Filo) used for preventive vaccination against Orthoebolavirus zairense. [1]
    Sounds like something mRNA technology should work on.

    Bob Wilson