Ebola is threatening to spill across borders from the Democratic Republic of Congo. After a confirmed death in neighboring Uganda, health officials are now bracing for the virus to breach South Sudan's borders.
On The Daily, foreign correspondent Declan Walsh reported on the rising panic in the region. Walsh noted that while the virus has largely remained confined to the Congo, "There are great fears that it is also spreading into South Sudan." Walsh warned that the true scale of the threat remains dangerously opaque, emphasizing that "we just don't know enough about the extent of this virus just yet" as contact tracing efforts struggle to get off the ground.
The lack of robust healthcare infrastructure in South Sudan makes any potential outbreak a nightmare scenario for international aid agencies. If containment fails, the region faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that could quickly overwhelm local authorities.