Shafaqna English- The risk of a traveler infected with Ebola arriving in the United States during the 2026 World Cup tournament, which began last week, is low but not nonexistent. However, if such a situation occurs, U.S. hospitals are prepared to respond, according to infectious disease experts. This level of preparedness was not always in place. During the 2014 West African Ebola outbreak, a Liberian man named Thomas Eric Duncan arrived at a Dallas hospital exhibiting Ebola symptoms but was initially turned away before being admitted. As a result, two nurses became infected but ultimately survived. This incident prompted the U.S. government to allocate $260 million for Ebola preparedness training and response capabilities, as well as the establishment of 13 specialized treatment centers. These measures are designed to help hospitals effectively identify, isolate, and safely care for suspected Ebola patients.
Sources: Aljazeera