1 p.m. ET
The CDC’s Emergency Partners Information Connection and CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases will hold a special webinar. to discuss the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This outbreak is the largest to occur in DRC and is now the second largest Ebola outbreak in the history of the disease. Only the 2014–2016 outbreak in West Africa was larger. The outbreak is occurring in a highly insecure environment, which complicates public health response activities and increases the risk of disease spread. The webinar will discuss the current situation and how organizations sending US-based workers to areas with Ebola can ensure the health and safety of their workers before, during, and after deployment. Presenters include: Mary Choi, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Epidemiologist, CDC’s Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Shah Roohi, R.N., M.P.H. Senior Advisor for Preparedness and Response, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine and Trevor Shoemaker, M.P.H. Senior Epidemiologist, CDC’s Viral Special Pathogens Branch .
For Media to attend, call: US: 1 646 876 9923 or 1 669 900 6833 or email epic@cdc.gov