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A leader of the 2014 U.S. Ebola response compares then to now
As the world deals with an outbreak of Ebola that has no known cure, Susan Reichle, who last year co-founded Aid Transition Alliance to support former USAID professionals, discusses the…
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Ebola cases rise in Congo, as government revives travel restrictions
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading at an unprecedented pace, Africa CDC warns.
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Health workers at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak labor with little pay or rest
Health workers at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak are laboring with little pay or rest.
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Major readouts from the annual diabetes conference
Why "Schedule F" matters, the Ebola outbreak response, and more health news from Morning Rounds
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In his book, self-described USAID 'whistleblower' talks about the agency and Ebola
Nicholas Enrich, on staff at the U.S. Agency for International Aid under 4 administrations, talks about Into the Woodchipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID.
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Current Outbreak
Active outbreak tracker. Always verify with WHO Disease Outbreak News.
Active Outbreak
DRC — Ituri Province (2026) — Novel Variant
Declared May 15, 2026
Location Bunia, Mongwalu, Rwampara health zones, Ituri Province, DRC
Strain Novel variant — does not match any previously known Ebola strain
Vaccine available? No — existing vaccines not approved for this novel variant
WHO classification Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) — May 17, 2026
Risk to the United States: The CDC assesses the risk to the general U.S. public as low.
Airport entry screening is in place for travelers from affected regions. No U.S. cases reported.
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2026 Outbreak
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The Hot Zone — Richard Preston
The book that put Ebola on the map. Preston's terrifying account of the 1989 Ebola Reston incident in suburban Virginia — based on real events — remains the most widely read book about a hemorrhagic fever outbreak.
Shop on Amazon →Spillover — David Quammen
The definitive work on zoonotic diseases — viruses that jump from animals to humans. A substantial portion covers Ebola and the bat reservoir hypothesis. Written a decade before COVID-19, it explains why outbreaks like the current 2026 DRC novel variant are inevitable.
Shop on Amazon →Crisis in the Red Zone — Richard Preston
Preston's follow-up to The Hot Zone, written after the catastrophic 2014–16 West Africa epidemic. Follows the doctors and scientists who fought the largest Ebola outbreak in history — especially timely with a novel variant active in 2026.
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