Why the current Ebola outbreak in Congo matters to the entire world [Forbes] ↳

A deadly Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain — for which no approved vaccines or treatments exist — has killed at least 87 people in Congo's Ituri Province and spread to Uganda. The Trump administration's cut to USAID activities has weakened the surveillance systems, laboratory networks, and frontline health worker training that detected and contained outbreaks before they spread globally, Forbes reports.