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response. First on Saturday and again on Sunday, residents of Mongbwalu town in the DRC attacked the Mongbwalu general referral hospital. Dr Richard Lokodu, medical director of the facility, told Reuters that 18 [Ebola
DRC), which is battling a major Ebola outbreak.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5000x3335+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2F5b%2F3eb5d1e64e5b8a110f6a62b7c22a%2Fgettyimages-2280071850.jpg) Protesters carry a mock coffin as they march during a demonstration against a U.S.-built Ebola quarantine center in Kenya for Americans at high
DRC outbreak is already one of the largest on record and shows no sign of slowing down, any future vaccine could still make a difference. "We are very happy to see commitment to fast-track
DRC’s Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba said on Saturday. “This strain has a very high lethality rate, which can reach 50 percent.” The outbreak, the country’s seventeenth, was confirmed on Friday
cases of the virus. Footage obtained by the Reuters news agency showed a crowd of about 100 people on roads leading to the Laikipia airbase – site of the planned facility – blowing whistles and some riding
DRC, on May 24, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5437x5437+1358+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fff%2F47%2Fb621a55348d3a7f9a63c9040f1fd%2Fgettyimages-2277596847.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/27/nx-s1-5834940/ebola-outbreak-congo) ### [Africa](https://www.npr.org/sections/africa/) ### [Congo's Ebola outbreak is spiraling, with health workers struggling to contain the virus](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/27/nx-s1-5834940/ebola-outbreak-congo) The outbreak remains focused in Congo
DRC), which is battling a major Ebola outbreak.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3335x3335+833+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2F5b%2F3eb5d1e64e5b8a110f6a62b7c22a%2Fgettyimages-2280071850.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/09/nx-s1-5850708/ebola-quarantine-u-s-citizens-kenya) ### [Global Health](https://www.npr.org/sections/global-health/) ### [Why there's a debate over the new quarantine center for Americans at risk of Ebola](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/09/nx-s1-5850708/ebola-quarantine-u-s-citizens-kenya)
response. "That can lead to a lot of essentially collateral damage rather than focused removal of virus from infected cells," says Connor, contributing to multiple organ failure. Later symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea, which
cases and fatalities have been in DR Congo, and the US embassy in the capital Kinshasa has suspended visa services. While the WHO has not advised on imposing travel restrictions, the US has barred entry
responsible for the large 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak, up to 90% of cases are fatal if untreated, according to the U.S. [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/outbreaks/index.html). That's the strain