While the Ebola outbreak in Uganda does not present the same risk scenario that COVID-19 once did, if we learned anything from the pandemic, now is the time for America to take Ebola seriously.
The Ebola outbreak has stretched to nearly two months. The first case was identified Sept. 20. Since then, the World Health Organization has confirmed more than 135 cases in a nation with more than 45 million people, with 53 deaths, a case fatality rate of nearly 40%. Computer models drawn up by the Ugandan government project that the number of Ebola cases in Uganda could reach 1,200 by April with 500 deaths.
The virus has pushed Uganda to end its school term two weeks early to prevent further spread among schoolchildren.
