Ebola -- DR Congo
Despite multiple warnings and the inevitability of infectious disease outbreaks, preparedness has [not received due priority] in the USA. From severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2003 to Ebola in 2014, the USA has confronted many outbreaks -- each should have served as a wake-up call to the importance of preparedness, knowing that these were not one-off events but part of a looming trend. Since their creation 15 years ago, the International Health Regulations of 2005 have been used 5 times to
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8233619&promed&0
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