The Ebola Bubble and the High Stakes of Global Health Diplomacy The upcoming World Cup has become an unlikely backdrop for a high stakes drama involving public health concerns and international relations.
An ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has prompted the US government to demand that the Congolese national football team isolate for 21 days before entering American territory.
The DRC team, currently training in Belgium, faces Portugal in their first World Cup match on June 17 in Houston.