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Meanwhile on the #Ebola front, the Democratic Republic of Congo ( #DRC ) is experiencing what is now the 2nd worst #EbolaOutbreak on record, and it promises to get worse…a lot worse. This virus strain is rare, which is part of the problem. There is no vaccine yet. The outbreak is worsened by several factors, including: armed conflict in the area; geographic isolation; lack of contact tracking; and finally, the loss of USAID $$ necessary to support prevention and outbreak support. So the #TrumpRegime is at least partially responsible for this #PublicHealth disaster. #Africa

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With #Ebola cases rising in the #DRC it’s worth comparing the present day picture where the US has totally stepped away from international cooperation on #PublicHealth. Even before Trump gutted US capabilities, the last big Ebola outbreak 10 years ago, we saw the unsurprising disaster that resulted from putting outbreak management in private hands cbsnews.com/news/american-comp…

Profit-seeking at the expense of everything else removes our ability to manage public health properly


The Ebola outbreak erupting from the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to escalate wildly, with cases nearing 750, deaths reported at 177, and around 1,400 contacts now being traced, the World Health Organization reported in a press briefing Friday. The latest numbers already place the outbreak as the third largest on record, though it was only first reported a week ago, on May 15. And WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the outbreak is still “spreading rapidly.” #ebola #EbolaOutbreak #DRC #Africa #Virus #Virology #PublicHealth

arstechnica.com/health/2026/05…




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U.S. Evacuates Personnel as Bundibugyo Ebola Strain Escalates in DRC

An American tested positive for the Bundibugyo Ebola strain in DRC. US is evacuating them and contacts to Germany. Learn about the outbreak and travel risks.

#EbolaOutbreak, #DRC, #BundibugyoVirus, #PublicHealth, #CDC

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#WHO official warns #Ebola outbreak unlikely to be over in two months as cases and deaths rise in #DRC
At least 130 people thought to have been killed, says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus before emergency meeting

theguardian.com/world/2026/may…

#science #infectiousDisease #virus #publicHealth #congo



Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has canceled the annual Uganda Martyrs' Day festival scheduled for June 3. Pilgrims en route from the DRC are being stopped at the border and ordered to turn around. #Uganda #Ebola #DRC #PublicHealth #WHO
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“The virus is a rare species called Ebola Bundibugyo, which standard field tests often miss and for which no vaccines or therapeutics exist...

[The WHO] warned of a "potentially much larger outbreak than what is currently being detected and reported, with significant local and regional risk of spread."

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#Health #Medicine #WHO #UN #Ebola #DRC #Virus



#Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Concerns raised that cases were caused by a new strain of the virus as African #health officials race to coordinate and contain the #infection

theguardian.com/global-develop…

#science #publicHealth #DRC #infectiousDisease #epidemic #virus

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