[FairOpinion]

Yes, but the CDC is in charge of the whole thing and they should have instructed the local health officials better.

[Trust but Verify]

How do you know local officials weren't instructed better? I think it is entirely possible, especially given where the outbreak was occurring, that the local officials completely missed it becaue of the rarity of it. This all started in some pretty out-of-the-way places. Those health officials probably didn't realize what they were dealing with. If you want to say this is the fault of the CDC, I think that's a bit of a stretch.