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COVID is shaping Americans' reaction to Ebola and hantavirus

current response in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement to [NPR on Monday](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/g-s1-122655/ebola-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-uganda), the State Department said it was "false to claim that the USAID reform has negatively impacted

DRC health minister warns ‘very high’ Ebola lethality rate as toll hits 80

Uganda and South Sudan. The agency also warned of the high volume of cross-border travel to and from the affected region, as well as the logistical challenges of containing the further spread of Ebola

US is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say

cases and one death in Uganda and potential spread to neighboring South Sudan. The outbreak “might have been going on for a few months”, said Kristian Andersen, a professor of immunology and microbiology at Scripps

Ebola risk raised to 'very high' in DR Congo

current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been increased from "high" to "very high" by the World Health Organization (WHO). In an update on Friday, the WHO's head Dr Tedros Adhanom

U.S. passengers flying from Ebola-affected countries rerouted

cases and more than 180 suspected deaths, according to the WHO. [![Infographic showing the relative contagiousness of viruses according to their R0 value. Ebola is on the low end of the scale. Measles