CDC chief to visit DRC as Ebola outbreak rages on

CDC Director Robert Redfield is expected to visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo this week, as the country continues to battle what has become the second largest Ebola outbreak in history. It is a rare trip to the country by a U.S. official, and Redfield will be accompanied by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Security concerns forced the CDC to pull outbreak response workers from the DRC last year, and dangerous conditions continue. Last week, two medical groups in charge of operations in the outbreak zone withdrew their personnel following attacks on two Ebola treatment centers. So far, 894 people have been infected in the outbreak, and 561 have died.