American doctor confirmed with Ebola in Congo outbreak

newsMay 18, 2026211,008

An American doctor working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo tested positive for a rare Ebola variant and is being evacuated to Germany for treatment. Congolese officials say the outbreak involves a variant that has no approved vaccines or therapeutics, and deaths from the outbreak have surpassed 100 across two provinces. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the aid group caring for the doctor confirmed the diagnosis. The case matters because the lack of authorized countermeasures and the international evacuation highlight treatment challenges for health workers and increase urgency for stronger outbreak control.

Forbes

@forbes.com

The patient, a doctor, is being taken to Germany for treatment.

27361d ago

jaclinejac.bsky.social4

the privilege of occidentals : to received a treatment in high quality hospital in Europe !

Barbara Appleby4

Isolation, contact tracing and quarantine for contacts (for at least 3 weeks) & I don’t mean self-isolation I mean medically supervised fucking quarantine-there is no diagnostic test for this variant (hence size of out break & number of deaths so far) & THERE IS NO VACCINE FOR THIS VARIANT EITHER

trainforfreedom.bsky.social3

A direct consequence, no doubt, of Musk’s initial hateful and bewildering treatment of American AID initiatives.

Pink Ear2

Is it wise to be moving Ebola across countries?

The Associated Press

@apnews.com

An American doctor is among the newly confirmed cases in an outbreak in Congo of a rare variant of the Ebola virus with no approved vaccines or therapeutics, a Congolese official said.

12561d ago

rukidinme.bsky.social3

We need to send Kennedy and his wonderful staff there right away to take care of this crisis

Mash2

Yes yes. Cut more funding for USAID so the surveillance infrastructure in Africa collapses.

Olga Nesterova

@onestpress.onestnetwork.com

Deaths caused by Ebola have surpassed 100 in two provinces. Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe, medical director of the Congolese National Institute of Bio-Medical Research, told AP that an American doctor is among the cases in Bunia, capital of Ituri province.

12561d ago

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD

@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social

“An American working in the DRC tested positive for Ebola, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed Monday”. I can’t stress enough the harm that this administration has caused the ability of the U.S. to help with disease outbreaks both here and abroad.

13661d ago

cheryldc.bsky.social2

I'm old enough to remember when US presidents did everything they could to help contain epidemics

Yashar Ali 🐘

@yasharali.bsky.social

An American Doctor working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has tested positive for Ebola and is being evacuated to Germany for treatment.

11761d ago

Betsy Cazden3

It's not surprising for a health care professional to be infected. I'm glad they will get the best available treatment (and, presumably, state-of-the-art isolation practices).

Helen Branswell 🇨🇦

@helenbranswell.bsky.social

As @statnews.com reported yesterday, several Americans in DRC had high-risk exposures to #Ebola in the latest outbreak. One has tested positive. These individuals are being flown to Germany for observation and treatment as needed. www.statnews.com/2026/05/18/c...

5761d ago

shademar6

To the US Airfield in Germany with a military hospital that DjT, in a fit of pique, just announced we were pulling 4K troops from? There aren't many BLS-4 facilities in the US. Lobbing pts at GER as we antagonize them is...on point, alas. No hugs for recovered patients at NIH CC coming soon.

Deborah Lynn

@mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social

apnews.com/article/ebol... WHO declared Sunday the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. Current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare variant of the Ebola disease that has no approved therapeutics or vaccines.

3561d ago

Deborah Lynn6

We are getting ready to have international soccer events this summer.

Lawrence3

scary but with RFKjr it's even more scarier

Gifs…..2

Too bad USAID was pulled. Are we great yet?

Melody Schreiber

@melodyschreiber.com

BREAKING: An American has contacted Ebola as part of their work in DRC, the CDC confirmed today - and they announced a ban on foreign travelers who recently visited the affected countries. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

2161d ago

Rep. Kelly Morrison

@kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social

World Health Organization declares Ebola outbreak a global health emergency... ...RFK Jr. orders lab studying Ebola to stop research. Add it to the list of ways RFK Jr is making us less safe.

1861d ago

Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle

@dytsras.bsky.social

you wanna know what's interesting? Every country in the world rejects viruses, illnesses, and pathogens named for them. China was ADAMANT against Covid being blamed on them. Yet....Africa is exempted. Ebola (river), West "Nile" virus, Rift Valley, Lassa, Congo fever....

Ebola Outbreak in Congo
Infections raged for weeks before alarms were sounded, a potentially catastrophic delay. A U.S. doctor has tested positive.

1960d ago

Nsikan Akpan

@monscience.bsky.social

An American doctor is among the newest cases in rare Ebola outbreak in Congo (1/2) 📝: Jean-Yves Kamale, Monika Pronczuk, and Wilson Mcmakin apnews.com/article/cong...

761d ago

JUCIFER🗑

@handle.invalid

CNN reports new restrictions in effect on ppl arriving in US from areas with known Ebola outbreaks ONLY FOR PASSENGERS WITH NON US PASSPORTS ... who knew your citizen country determines your ability to have or transmit a virus🙃

1961d ago

AZ Intel

@azintel.bsky.social

In response to a fast-moving Ebola outbreak, the Trump administration has imposed a U.S. entry ban on foreign travelers who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan in the past 21 days, according to a new CDC order. - STAT

1461d ago

CBS News

@cbsnews.com

BREAKING: An American doctor working in Congo tests positive for Ebola and is headed to Germany for treatment, the CDC says.

761d ago

Delthia Ricks

@dricks.bsky.social

Ebola: Health officials in Democratic Republic of Congo 1st confirmed a new outbreak in the Ituri region Friday. By Saturday there were 336 possible cases & 88 deaths. All cases are in Congo, 2 in Uganda. Outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo Ebola variant, which has no approved drug or vaccine👇

761d ago

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apnews.comAn American doctor is among the newest cases in rare Ebola outbreak in Congo cbsnews.comAmerican doctor working in Congo tests positive for Ebola, CDC and aid group say kptv.comAn American doctor is among the newest cases in rare Ebola outbreak in Congo

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American doctor confirmed with Ebola in Congo outbreak

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