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U.S. Prepares for Health Risks During 2026 World Cup: Low Threat, High Readiness
Experts say measles, COVID-19 and influenza are more likely to spread at the tournament, while hospitals and public health officials prepare for Ebola.
- The risk of Ebola arriving in the United States during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which kicked off last week, is low, but U.S. hospitals are prepared to respond to any potential cases, experts say.
- Following the 2014 West African Ebola outbreak, the U.S. invested $260 million to establish 13 specialized treatment centers and train healthcare workers to identify and safely isolate patients with serious pathogens.
- With 6.5 million fans attending 104 matches across the 39-day tournament, officials prioritize monitoring infectious diseases; measles, COVID-19, and influenza are cited as more likely threats than Ebola.
- Challenges persist as staff cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. departure from the World Health Organization strain departments battling a measles outbreak.
- Tom Frieden, former director of the CDC, emphasized the risk is "extremely low," but it will not be zero until the Ebola outbreak is stopped at its source in the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
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Ebola risk for FIFA World Cup is 'extremely low', but US host cities are prepared, experts say
US hospitals and agencies have enhanced preparedness due to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC. Officials note that "Ebola isn't airborne and doesn't spread through casual contact."
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Ebola risk for World Cup ‘extremely low’, with measles and flu bigger concerns as US steps up readiness, experts say
US hospitals and agencies have enhanced preparednessSome experts warn of public health system strainsMeasles, Covid-19 and flu seen as more likely threatsCHICAGO, June 15 — The risk that a traveller infected with Ebola could arrive in the United States during the 2026 World Cup tournament that kicked off last week is low but not zero, and if that happens, US hospitals are ready to respond, US infectious disease experts say.It wasn’t always so.D…
·Selangor, Malaysia
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