Former CDC Chief Says Ebola May Become 'Very Significant Pandemic,' Warns It Could Reach Three More Count

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield warned on Wednesday that the Ebola outbreak spreading in central and eastern Africa could expand into three more countries and become a "very significant pandemic."

Redfield Warns Outbreak Could Spread Further

"I suspect this is going to become a very significant pandemic, probably going to leak into Tanzania, leak into southern Sudan, maybe leak into Rwanda," Redfield said on NewsNation's "Elizabeth Vargas Reports." "So, it's going to be very disruptive."

Most cases remain concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The CDC said local health officials had reported 536 suspected cases, 105 probable cases, 34 confirmed cases and about 134 suspected deaths. The agency's latest situation update said the DRC and Uganda had reported 575 suspected cases, 51 confirmed cases and 148 suspected deaths as of May 21.

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