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Former CDC director on Ebola outbreak: 'I suspect this is gonna become a very significant pandemic'
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- So, it s gonna be very disruptive, he added.
- A majority of the Ebola cases caused by the Bundibugyo virus are in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
- Local health officials in the two nations reported 536 suspected cases, 105 probable cases, 34 confirmed cases and around 134 suspected deaths from the outbreak, according to the CDC.
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I suspect this is gonna become a very significant pandemic, probably going to leak into Tanzania, leak into Southern Sudan, maybe leak into Rwanda, Redfield said during an appearance on NewsNation s Elizabeth Vargas Reports.
So, it s gonna be very disruptive, he added.
A majority of the Ebola cases caused by the Bundibugyo virus are in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
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