Opinion: I led the U.S. CDC response to the 2014 Ebola epidemic. The new outbreak needs massive, immediate, meticulous action

The 2014 West Africa Ebola epidemic had 40-50 cases when the global response began, while the current Democratic Republic of the Congo outbreak reached 400-500 cases by response initiation. The DRC outbreak has spread to 25 health zones in three weeks, with challenges including incomplete contact tracing, lab backlogs, unprepared treatment centers, insufficient protective gear, and attacks on burial teams.