Ebola outbreak containment hampered by USAID closure, experts say [CNBC] ↳

Aid agencies and infectious disease specialists tell CNBC that the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda — now the third-largest on record, with more than 1,400 confirmed cases and 440 deaths — has been made significantly worse by the dismantling of USAID, which has depleted health systems of supplies, cold chain infrastructure, and staff while eroding community trust needed for contact tracing.