CDC Director Sees ‘Real Momentum and Real Progress’ in Ebola Fight in West Africa
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Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Monday that there has been “real momentum and real progress” in the fight against the spread of Ebola in West Africa, but that more work still needs to be done.
“There’s a world of difference between what it was like when I was there in August and September, and what it’s like now,” Frieden said. Still, while he called the international response “inspiring,” he noted that the challenge remains “sobering.”
“Until they get to zero, we in the U.S. will not be safe from other potential imported cases,” Frieden acknowledged.
Of the three most heavily impacted countries in West Africa — Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia — Frieden said that as of Monday, “Liberia has the upper hand against the virus.”
Still, Frieden declined to provide a projection regarding the timeframe in which the outbreaks of Ebola in Western Africa could be ended.
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