India, May 24 -- As health authorities scramble to contain a surging Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has issued a dire warning, identifying 10 African nations now at high risk of a regional spread.

Countries Facing Elevated Risk

During a virtual briefing held this weekend, Africa CDC Director General Jean Kaseya confirmed that while the virus is currently concentrated in the DRC and Uganda, the potential for cross-border transmission is significant. The 10 countries officially classified as being at high risk are Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzani...