,,iv #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #gja ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ca1 #bjad ,ms4 ,bass 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,crowley1 ,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,levin1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,wolf1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,price of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,brown of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,fattah1 ,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,christensen1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,ms4 ,gabbard1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,ms4 ,frankel of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,marino1 ,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,rohrabacher1 ,mr4 ,salmon1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 ,kuster1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,negrete ,mc,leod1 and ,mr4 ,mc,dermott7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,house of ,representatives that the current outbreak of ,ebola in ,guinea1 ,sierra ,leone1 and ,liberia is an international health crisis and is the largest and most widespread outbreak of the disease ever recorded4 ,whereas ,guinea1 ,sierra ,leone1 and ,liberia are currently facing the largest and most geographically widespread ,ebola outbreak ever recorded2 ,whereas as of ,july #bc1 #bjad1 according to the ,world ,health ,organization 7,,who7 there are #a1bja suspect and confirmed cases of ,ebola in ,guinea1 ,sierra ,leone1 and ,liberia resulting in #fgb deaths2 ,whereas on average1 ,ebola kills up to #ij percent of the people who contract the disease and currently there is no specific approved treatment or vaccine available to prevent the disease2 ,whereas the current outbreak is the first major ,ebola outbreak in ,west ,africa and is present in both urban and rural areas1 many of the region's health workers did not have experience or training to care for patients with the disease or protect themselves from contraction2 ,whereas the current ,ebola outbreak has already crossed international borders1 such as the ,liberian passenger who arrived in ,lagos1 ,nigeria1 with the disease in late ,july and died there2 ,whereas without containment of the disease and additional support from the international community1 the outbreak could become a greater regional and global health threat2 ,whereas ,ebola is contagious and transmitted to humans through close contact with bodily tissue1 blood1 secretions1 organs1 or other bodily fluids of infected persons or animals2 ,whereas treatment of ,ebola requires immediate and prolonged isolation of patients and vigilant observation of infection control protocols to prevent further spread and contraction of the disease2 ,whereas the ,ministry of ,health of ,guinea1 the ,ministry of ,health and ,sanitation of ,sierra ,leone1 and the ,ministry of ,health and ,social ,welfare of ,liberia are working with national and international partners to investigate and respond to the outbreak but need additional support to properly care for patients and control the outbreak2 ,whereas ,doctors ,without ,borders is currently the main international aid organization treating people affected by the virus1 and currently does not have the capacity to treat all patients requiring their care2 ,whereas ,united ,states support to foreign nations to prepare and respond to disease outbreaks through coordination of several ,united ,states ,government agencies1 including the ,u4,s4 ,agency for ,international ,development 7,,usaid71 the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention 7,,cdc71 the ,department of ,state1 and the ,department of ,defense2 ,whereas since ,march #bjad1 the ,,cdc has deployed over #dj experts at a cost of #fjj1jjj and currently has a #g-person team in ,guinea1 one staff person in ,sierra ,leone1 and a team of #i in ,liberia assisting the respective ,ministries of ,health and the ,world ,health ,organization 7,,who7 led international response to this ,ebola outbreak1 and recently activated ,,cdc's ,emergency ,operations ,center to support the response2 ,whereas since the emergence of the current ,ebola outbreak1 ,,usaid has provided #gej1jjj to the ,,who ,global ,outbreak and ,response ,network 7,,goarn7 for deployment of technical experts and #ejj1jjj to ,,who's ,africa ,regional ,office 7,,afro7 for operational and personnel support2 ,whereas despite the significant work from the ,ministry of ,health of ,guinea1 the ,ministry of ,health and ,sanitation of ,sierra ,leone1 and the ,ministry of ,health and ,social ,welfare of ,liberia and international support from the ,united ,states ,government1 the ,,who1 ,doctors ,without ,borders1 and other international partners more must be done to increase capacity1 knowledge1 and experience to deal with the outbreak of ,ebola in ,west ,africa which has severely hampered the ability of affected countries to quickly detect and respond to the outbreak2 and ,whereas there is a drastic need for additional resources1 including knowledgeable medical professionals and equipment to strengthen quality of care and surveillance for case finding and contact tracing3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 asserts that the current outbreak of ,ebola in ,guinea1 ,sierra ,leone1 and ,liberia is an international health crisis and is the largest and most widespread outbreak of the disease ever recorded2 7#b7 acknowledges the lifesaving work already done by the ,ministry of ,health of ,guinea1 the ,ministry of ,health and ,sanitation of ,sierra ,leone1 and the ,ministry of ,health and ,social ,welfare of ,liberia1 the ,united ,states ,government1 the ,world ,health ,organization1 ,doctors ,without ,borders1 and other international partners2 7#c7 calls on the international community and all nations to immediately provide additional resources and services to develop the capacity of affected nations to address current and future public health crises2 7#d7 requests that the ,united ,states work in a coordinated capacity to develop a unified global health security plan to adequately respond to disease outbreaks globally and prioritize global health security2 7#e7 calls upon the ,united ,states to work with international health authorities to assist endemic nations in the development and fielding of medical countermeasures 7diagnostics1 vaccines1 and therapeutics7 to treat victims and those at risk of ,ebola2 and 7#f7 urges the ,united ,states ,government to prioritize the elimination of ,ebola as a public health threat4