Brandi Stafford & Matthew M. Kavanagh

Brandi Stafford: Brandi Stafford, an American doctor working in Bunia, contracted the Bundibugyo ebolavirus and has been transferred to Germany for treatment, highlighting the risk to healthcare workers.

Matthew M. Kavanagh: Matthew M. Kavanagh>>>, director of the Georgetown University Center for Global Health Policy and Politics>>>, highlighted the challenges of 'playing catch-up' against the dangerous pathogen due to initial false negative tests.

Brandi Stafford: Brandi Stafford>>>, the wife of Dr. Peter Stafford, is a high-risk contact of an Ebola patient and is currently in quarantine in Germany, though she is symptom-free.

Matthew M. Kavanagh: Matthew M. Kavanagh>>>, director of the Georgetown University Center for Global Health Policy & Politics, criticized the delayed detection of the Uganda — Bundibugyo strain and the impact of US aid cuts on surveillance systems.