- A UK-based humanitarian worker was flown from DR Congo to a London hospital after a possible Ebola exposure; they have no symptoms and are being monitored as a precaution.
- Officials stress Ebola is not airborne but spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids, so the risk to the general public is low.
- The DR Congo outbreak is serious—around 2,400 confirmed cases and nearly 1,000 deaths—and is caused by the Bundibugyo strain, for which there’s currently no vaccine.
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