White House response to hantavirus and Ebola contrasts with COVID criticisms
Kenya, is set to quarantine Americans arriving from the Democratic Republic of 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)
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