Daily Briefing: Is an Ebola outbreak in America?

Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Start the day with these reads:

• This Kentucky Republican is the target of Trump's latest MAGA purge.
• New Yorkers brace for a Monday commute amid rail strikes.
• Anderson Cooper emotionally signed off from "60 Minutes."

Nicole Fallert here, catch up with our News Quiz. Monday's edition includes updates on Ebola concerns and health care cuts in Florida.

What Americans should know about Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organization said an outbreak of a rare Ebola virus doesn't yet meet pandemic levels under international health regulations. Health experts told USA TODAY risk to Americans is low at this time.

The outbreak speaks to growing concerns among critics of the Trump administration around more limited global public health efforts. The U.S., which withdrew from WHO under President Donald Trump, previously played a key role in surveilling emerging outbreaks.

“This is a serious and potentially devastating Ebola outbreak,” Dr. Tom Frieden, the former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during a major 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, told USA TODAY.

More news to know now

• Tick bites are surging. Emergency room visits for tick bites have reached their highest levels for this time of year since 2017.
• Trump-backed Republican wins in Louisiana. Sen. Bill Cassidy lost his Louisiana Republican Senate primary to Rep. Julia Letlow, the Trump-endorsed candidate.
• Thousands of Latinos could lose health coverage in Florida. A new report points to cuts in federal support for Medicaid and Affordable Care Act insurance, which have totaled over $1 trillion.

Music

Kacey Musgraves performs 'Dry Spell'

The 61st Academy of Country Music Awards celebrated the year's biggest stars in the genre on Sunday with a first-time performance by Kacey Musgraves and a near-sweep by Ella Langley.

Health & Wellness

Don't let the gardening get you

As people return to gardening, they tend to see more back pain, knee strain, shoulder problems and irritated tendons. The issue isn’t that gardening is inherently risky. It’s that most people don’t think of it as physical exercise at all, despite that gardening places moderate-intensity demand on the body and needs to be approached accordingly. Here's how to garden safely.

Before you go

• Harry Styles debuted his Together Together tour.
• High school flag football is in full action.
• Tom Brady, fashion model.

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