International Rescue Committee & Tom Ksiazek

International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee has teams responding to the outbreak and highlights the impact of declining donor funding on disease detection.

Tom Ksiazek: Tom Ksiazek, a virologist and veterinarian, provides historical context on the Bundibugyo virus, having directed the United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Special Pathogens Branch when the virus was first identified in 2007.

International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee>>> has noted that years of conflict and displacement in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo>>> have severely weakened health systems, making the containment of the Ebola outbreak significantly harder.

Tom Ksiazek: Tom Ksiazek>>>, a virologist, directed the group that first identified the Bundibugyo virus during the 2007 outbreak in Uganda — Bundibugyo District>>>.

International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee is active in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, highlighting the immense pressure from conflict, displacement, and a collapsing health system, which is further strained by the Ebola outbreak.

Tom Ksiazek: Tom Ksiazek>>>, a virologist, directed the group that first identified the Bundibugyo virus during the 2007 outbreak in Uganda — Bundibugyo District>>>.