Ebola risk for World Cup is ‘extremely low’, but US is ready, experts say

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Ebola risk for World Cup is ‘extremely low’, but US is ready, experts say

The risk that a traveller infected with Ebola could arrive in the United States during the 2026 World Cup tournament that kicked off ⁠last week is low but not zero, and if ⁠that happens, US hospitals …

The risk that a traveller infected with Ebola could arrive in the United States during the 2026 World Cup tournament that kicked off ⁠last week is low but not zero, and if ⁠that happens, US hospitals are ready to respond, US infectious disease experts say. It was not always so. Recommended Stories list of 4 items end of list During the 2014 West African Ebola outbreak, a Liberian man, Thomas Eric Duncan, arrived in a Dallas hospital with Ebola symptoms and was turned away before being admitted. …

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