Concerns about Ebola strain in Congo, Uganda

The World Health Organization is sounding the alarm on an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Uganda, declaring it a public health emergency of international concern. Officials identified more than 250 suspected cases and at least 80 suspected deaths linked to the disease. Sources tell CBS News at least six Americans are believed to have been exposed to the virus in the DRC. But at this moment, it's not clear if any of them have been infected or if they're still in the Congo. CBS News Foreign Correspondent Ramy Inocencio joins us now from our London bureau to discuss this. Ramy, good morning. A lot of anxiety people will feel just hearing this news, but give us the latest on what we know exactly about this outbreak. Errol, yeah, good morning to you. Well, based on those numbers that you've gone through, both suspected and confirmed, health officials right now are warning that this outbreak could actually be much bigger than what's been reported so far and that this was likely spreading for weeks, maybe even months, undetected. The first case, looking back, is believed to date back to April 24. This is called the index case. Another concern is that the strain of Ebola has no vaccine. It has no treatment. It's called the Bundibugyo strain, and there are five known strains in the world. Another concern is that this outbreak has been confirmed to have gone across the border from the DRC into the capital of neighboring Uganda, which is Kampala. The World Health Organization and the CDC say that two cases there were confirmed. Those two people they say were not connected and that one person has died. And that is implying that the spread is happening beyond the province that it was believed to have originated, which is the province of Ituri, just right on the border with Uganda, along with a little sliver of South Sudan. There's also discussion happening about whether there's a connection to the shutdown by the Trump administration of USAID and the spread of this Ebola outbreak. One doctor in New York that CBS News talked to, Dr. Craig Spencer at Brown University, he survived Ebola back in 2014, and he told CBS News that there might be this connection at the fact that this outbreak was only announced on Friday. But again, the first case was known about three weeks ago.

All right, Ramy giving us the latest on this very important story. Thank you, Ramy.