CDC projects Ebola outbreak could reach 20,000 cases within three months.
The CDC released three analyses projecting the current Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda could reach 20,000 cases in the next three months if isolation rates remain low. The outbreak has been declared an international health emergency by the WHO. CDC officials stated the risk to the U.S. population remains low.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
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NPR leads with the dire warning and worst-case projections, while the Times emphasizes that risk to people in the United States remains low.
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“CDC report: Ebola outbreak could rival the worst on record unless world acts”
“Ebola Cases May Top 20,000 in Three Months, C.D.C. Says”
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