A remote gold mining town is under siege, as medical workers struggle to beat back a surge of deaths and infections.

In past outbreaks, Americans exposed to the virus were sent home to be treated in state-of-the-art facilities. The Trump administration has already flown some U.S. citizens to Europe for treatment.

Kinshasa residents continue to pack markets, bars and public transportation, despite growing international concern about the spread of the virus.

Early surveillance and testing failed to identify Bundibugyo, a rare species of Ebola responsible for the current outbreak.

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on May 17, 2026, after confirmed international spread and concerns that undetected transmission could complicate containment efforts. The declaration, issued under the International…

The Trump administration has slashed funding for infectious disease research and has far fewer employees, including disease detectives, to respond to outbreaks.

Prosecutors accused Dr. David Morens, a former adviser to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, of hiding records related to the onset of the pandemic.

Nearly 600 people have been sickened across the state, which has seen an increase in vaccine exemptions among children in recent years.