How the US is responding to the deadly Ebola outbreak in Central Africa

WYFF 4 reports that The World Health Organization is calling a deadly Ebola outbreak in Central Africa a "public health emergency of international concern," as officials suspect the virus has killed nearly 250 people and infected nearly a thousand so far.

The Democratic Republic of Congo remains the center of the outbreak, with the disease linked to the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus.W2lmcmFtZSBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaGVhcnN0dGVsZXZpc2lvbmRhdGFqb3VybmFsaXNtLmh0dmFwcHMuY29tL2Vib2xhL21hcC92Mi9pbmRleC5odG1sIiBmcmFtZWJvcmRlcj0iMCIgaGVpZ2h0PSI4MDBweCIgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIHNjcm9sbGluZyA9ICJubyJdWy9pZnJhbWVdNeighboring Uganda has also reported nearly a dozen cases and one death, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.Reports indicate that an American m...

The Trump administration has implemented travel restrictions to prevent the virus from entering the United States.

"We cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday.

The CDC has issued a 30-day order blocking entry for some legal residents traveling from impacted countries, while U.S.

citizens may be rerouted to specific airports for enhanced health screenings.