Filtered By: Topstories News By Reuters Published May 18, 2026 7:23am + Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Workers stand guard at the gate of the Kibuli Muslim Hospital where a Congolese man died of Ebola Bundibugyo virus in Kibuli suburb of Kampala, Uganda May 16, 2026. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa A number of Americans currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo are believed to have had exposure to suspected cases in the country’s latest Ebola outbreak, with several deemed to have had high-risk exposures, STAT News reported on Sunday.At least one of these individuals may have developed symptoms, the report said.Reuters could not immediately verify the report.An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization, after 80 suspected deaths. —Reuters
Americans in Congo may have had exposure to Ebola in outbreak —report
A number of Americans currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo are believed to have had exposure to suspected cases in the country’s latest Ebola outbreak, with several deemed to have had high-risk exposures, STAT News reported on Sunday.
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