An incredibly alarming Ebola situation is unfolding in Central Africa. A friend and colleague text me putting it simply: “I have worked in DRC for a quarter of a century but I have never felt so sad about what’s to come.”

Below is the trajectory compared to other Ebola outbreaks. It’s not good due to a myriad of reasons, including delayed detection, decimated support because of USAID cuts, strain (or “species”) with no vaccine or treatment, tough location, and more.

Graph by my friends at Resolve to Save Lives Tom Frieden