{"id":2604430,"date":"2026-05-19T10:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-know-about-deeply-concerning-ebola-outbreak\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T10:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:48:18","slug":"what-to-know-about-deeply-concerning-ebola-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-know-about-deeply-concerning-ebola-outbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"What to know about \u2018deeply concerning\u2019 Ebola outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-to-know-about-deeply-concerning-ebola-outbreak%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2604430&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The head of the World Health Institution says he is deeply concerned about the fast-growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hungary-takes-lead-as-europe-prepares-to-begin-covid-19-vaccinations\/\" title=\"Hungary takes lead as Europe prepares to begin COVID-19 vaccinations\">death toll rose<\/a> above 100 in early week. Congolese health authorities report at least 131 deaths and 531 suspected cases.<\/p>\n<p>The outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo virus, for which there is no known vaccine or treatment, and the mortality rate can be very high. WHO warns the disease could spread rapidly due to arduous contact tracing, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >significant population movement<\/a>, and the outbreak spreading beyond rural areas into cities such as Kampala and Goma. The lack of medical tools and fears for healthcare workers are also escalating concerns.<\/p>\n<p>An American medical missionary near the outbreak\u2019s origin tested positive,and shortly afterward the CDC invoked an emergency order to restrict U.S.border entry for people who recently were in the region. The situation is also described as a sharp increase compared with earlier weekend figures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The head of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/world-health-organization\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"316\">World Health Organization<\/a> said he\u2019s \u201cdeeply concerned about the scale and speed\u201d of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ebola\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1073\">Ebola<\/a> outbreak sweeping through the Democratic Republic of Congo and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/uganda\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3921\">Uganda<\/a> after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/death\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1717\">death<\/a> toll climbed above 100 people early this week.<\/p>\n<p>At least 131 people have died and 531 cases are suspected in the outbreak, according to Congolese health authorities. The outbreak has alarmed health officials around the world because the rare Ebola strain involved, known as the Bundibugyo virus, has no known vaccine or treatment.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4572682\/pakistan-deployed-fighter-squadron-8000-soldiers-saudi-arabia-iran-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Pakistan deployed fighter squadron and 8,000 soldiers to Saudi Arabia during Iran war: Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4572323\/us-isis-nigeria-strikes-al-minuki\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US targets ISIS fighters in Nigeria with series of strikes<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4572237\/israel-turkey-clash-gaza-aid-flotilla-interception\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Israel and Turkey clash over Gaza aid flotilla interception<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Ebola is a virus with four strains caused by the orthoebolavirus. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Symptoms include fever, aches, diarrhoea, vomiting, and unexplained bleeding, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ebola\/about\/index.html\">according to <\/a><\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ebola\/about\/index.html\">the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/a> Symptoms usually begin 8-10 days after exposure to an orthoebolavirus. It spreads via human-to-human connection.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The mortality rate for Ebola averages at around 50%, but there have been outbreaks with a 90% mortality rate.<\/p>\n<p>The outbreak began in Congo and likely spread unchecked for weeks, as contact tracing in the region has proven difficult.<\/p>\n<p>WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the disease could spread rapidly because of \u201csignificant population movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ituri, the Congolese province where the outbreak started, attracts a large migrant population due to its gold mining industry and is also home to many people displaced by nearby conflict. Ghebreyesus said more than 100,000 people have been uprooted in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>He also warned that the lack of vaccines and treatments for the rare strain has heightened fears the outbreak could spread further and lead to more deaths, especially among healthcare workers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A health official uses a thermometer to screen people in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo\/Hajarah Nalwadda)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The virus has begun spreading into urban areas, including Kampala, the capital of Uganda, and Goma in eastern Congo.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, an American medical missionary serving near the outbreak\u2019s origin point <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4573045\/american-missionary-ebola-congo\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4573045\/american-missionary-ebola-congo\/\">tested positive for the virus<\/a>. Soon after, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cdc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"559\">CDC<\/a> invoked an emergency public health rule to seal U.S. borders to those who have recently been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis order is necessary to protect the health of the United States from the serious risk posed by the introduction of Ebola disease into the United States,\u201d the CDC <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ebola\/media\/pdfs\/2026\/05\/2026-05-18-Title-42-Order.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ebola\/media\/pdfs\/2026\/05\/2026-05-18-Title-42-Order.pdf\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The latest figures marked a sharp increase from over the weekend, when the WHO first declared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/martinez-we-have-2-4-hour-lines-due-to-new-mexico-lockdown\/\" title=\"Martinez: &#039;We Have 2-4 Hour Lines&#039; Due to New Mexico Lockdown\">health emergency<\/a> in the region after more than 250 cases and 88 deaths were linked to the virus.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4572336\/who-annual-assembly-hantavirus-ebola-what-to-know\/\">WHO GATHERS FOR ANNUAL ASSEMBLY AMID HANTAVIRUS AND EBOLA FEARS: WHAT TO KNOW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The last major Ebola epidemic occurred between 2014 and 2016, when nearly 28,000 people were infected. The disease spread to the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy and resulted in more than 11,000 deaths.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHO chief worried about Ebola\u2019s fast spread in DR Congo, Uganda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2604431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26137774377603.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[79836,38304,79931,32068,38396],"class_list":["post-2604430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-ebola","tag-infectious-disease","tag-outbreak-update","tag-public-health","tag-travel-safety"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26137774377603.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2604430"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2604434,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604430\/revisions\/2604434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2604431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2604430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2604430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2604430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}