Thursday 16 October 2014

CDC chief says spread of Ebola in Africa could imperil U.S. healthcare system

CDC Director, Dr. Thomas Frieden, speaks at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday he worries that a spread of the Ebola virus more widely in Africa could pose a long-term threat to America's healthcare system. "One of the things I fear about Ebola is that it could spread more widely in Africa. If this were to happen, it could become a threat to our health system and the healthcare we give for a long time to come," CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden told a congressional hearing. (Reporting by Will Dunham)




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