The prohibition has been in place during an #outbreak of #hantavirus that some Americans have been exposed to. The communication limits were relaxed slightly in the past week as another #virus #outbreak — an unfolding #Ebola #epidemic centered in the #DRC — intensified.

Now, some #NIAID ofcls can attend virtual #WHO meetings, but only in small groups & only in a “listening capacity,” acc/to a May 18 email from a senior NIAID ofcl to staff obtained by CNN. Any follow-up to be handled by #HHS….