,,iv #aac? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #gja ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,july #ca1 #bjad ,ms4 ,bass 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,wolf1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,fattah1 ,mr4 ,al ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,sewell ( ,alabama1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,*ri/5s51 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,s*neid]1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,ms4 ,frankel ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,m>9o1 ,ms4 ,ros-,leht951 ,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mr4 ,poe ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,rohraba*]1 ,mr4 ,salmon1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,negrete ,mc,leod1 & ,mr4 ,mc,dermott7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ,,resolution ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ! curr5t outbreak ( ,ebola 9 ,gu9ea1 ,si]ra ,leone1 & ,lib]ia is an int]national heal? crisis & is ! l>ge/ & mo/ widespread outbreak ( ! disease ev] record$4 ,:]eas ,gu9ea1 ,si]ra ,leone1 & ,lib]ia are curr5tly fac+ ! l>ge/ & mo/ geographically widespread ,ebola outbreak ev] record$2 ,:]eas z ( ,july #bc1 #bjad1 accord+ to ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization 7,,:o7 !re are #a1bja suspect & confirm$ cases ( ,ebola 9 ,gu9ea1 ,si]ra ,leone1 & ,lib]ia result+ 9 #fgb dea?s2 ,:]eas on av]age1 ,ebola kills up to #ij p]c5t ( ! p :o contract ! disease & curr5tly !re is no specific approv$ treatm5t or vacc9e available to prev5t ! disease2 ,:]eas ! curr5t outbreak is ! fir/ major ,ebola outbreak 9 ,we/ ,africa & is pres5t 9 bo? urban & rural areas1 _m ( ! region's heal? work]s did n h exp]i5ce or tra9+ to c>e = pati5ts ) ! disease or protect !mselves f contraction2 ,:]eas ! curr5t ,ebola outbreak has already cross$ int]national bord]s1 su* z ! ,lib]ian pass5g] :o arriv$ 9 ,lagos1 ,nig]ia1 ) ! disease 9 late ,july & di$ !re2 ,:]eas )\t conta9m5t ( ! disease & additional support f ! int]national community1 ! outbreak c\ld become a great] regional & global heal? ?reat2 ,:]eas ,ebola is contagi\s & transmitt$ to humans ?r\gh close contact ) bodily tissue1 blood1 secretions1 organs1 or o!r bodily fluids ( infect$ p]sons or animals2 ,:]eas treatm5t ( ,ebola requires imm$iate & prolong$ isolation ( pati5ts & vigilant obs]vation ( infection control protocols to prev5t fur!r spread & contraction ( ! disease2 ,:]eas ! ,m9i/ry ( ,heal? ( ,gu9ea1 ! ,m9i/ry ( ,heal? & ,sanitation ( ,si]ra ,leone1 & ! ,m9i/ry ( ,heal? & ,social ,welf>e ( ,lib]ia are work+ ) national & int]national p>tn]s to inve/igate & respond to ! outbreak b ne$ additional support to prop]ly c>e = pati5ts & control ! outbreak2 ,:]eas ,doctors ,)\t ,bord]s is curr5tly ! ma9 int]national aid organization treat+ p affect$ by ! virus1 & curr5tly does n h ! capacity to treat all pati5ts requir+ _! c>e2 ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates support to =eign nations to prep>e & respond to disease outbreaks ?r\gh coord9ation ( sev]al ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t ag5cies1 includ+ ! ,u4,s4 ,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t 7,,usaid71 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 7,,cdc71 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2 ,:]eas s9ce ,m>* #bjad1 ! ,,cdc has deploy$ ov] #dj exp]ts at a co/ ( #fjj1jjj & curr5tly has a #g-p]son team 9 ,gu9ea1 "o /aff p]son 9 ,si]ra ,leone1 & a team ( #i 9 ,lib]ia assi/+ ! respective ,m9i/ries ( ,heal? & ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization 7,,:o7 l$ int]national response to ?is ,ebola outbreak1 & rec5tly activat$ ,,cdc's ,em]g5cy ,op]ations ,c5t] to support ! response2 ,:]eas s9ce ! em]g5ce ( ! curr5t ,ebola outbreak1 ,,usaid has provid$ #gej1jjj to ! ,,:o ,global ,outbreak & ,response ,network 7,,go>n7 = deploym5t ( te*nical exp]ts & #ejj1jjj to ,,:o's ,africa ,regional ,(fice 7,,afro7 = op]ational & p]sonnel support2 ,:]eas despite ! significant "w f ! ,m9i/ry ( ,heal? ( ,gu9ea1 ! ,m9i/ry ( ,heal? & ,sanitation ( ,si]ra ,leone1 & ! ,m9i/ry ( ,heal? & ,social ,welf>e ( ,lib]ia & int]national support f ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 ! ,,:o1 ,doctors ,)\t ,bord]s1 & o!r int]national p>tn]s m mu/ be done to increase capacity1 k1 & exp]i5ce to deal ) ! outbreak ( ,ebola 9 ,we/ ,africa :i* has sev]ely hamp]$ ! ability ( affect$ c\ntries to quickly detect & respond to ! outbreak2 & ,:]eas !re is a dra/ic ne$ = additional res\rces1 includ+ kn[l$geable m$ical pr(essionals & equipm5t to /r5g!n quality ( c>e & surveillance = case f9d+ & contact trac+3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 ass]ts t ! curr5t outbreak ( ,ebola 9 ,gu9ea1 ,si]ra ,leone1 & ,lib]ia is an int]national heal? crisis & is ! l>ge/ & mo/ widespread outbreak ( ! disease ev] record$2 7#b7 ackn[l$ges ! lifesav+ "w already done by ! ,m9i/ry ( ,heal? ( ,gu9ea1 ! ,m9i/ry ( ,heal? & ,sanitation ( ,si]ra ,leone1 & ! ,m9i/ry ( ,heal? & ,social ,welf>e ( ,lib]ia1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization1 ,doctors ,)\t ,bord]s1 & o!r int]national p>tn]s2 7#c7 calls on ! int]national community & all nations to imm$iately provide additional res\rces & s]vices to develop ! capacity ( affect$ nations to address curr5t & future public heal? crises2 7#d7 reque/s t ! ,unit$ ,/ates "w 9 a coord9at$ capacity to develop a unifi$ global heal? security plan to adequately respond to disease outbreaks globally & prioritize global heal? security2 7#e7 calls ^u ! ,unit$ ,/ates to "w ) int]national heal? au?orities to assi/ endemic nations 9 ! developm5t & field+ ( m$ical c\nt]measures 7diagno/ics1 vacc9es1 & !rapeutics7 to treat victims & ^? at risk ( ,ebola2 & 7#f7 urges ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to prioritize ! elim9ation ( ,ebola z a public heal? ?reat4