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American Doctor Confirmed to Have EBOLA in Outbreak
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May 18, 2026
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2:01Now PlayingAn 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 Monday, as deaths have surpassed 100 in two provinces and details emerged about the government’s delayed response to the outbreak.
Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe, medical director of the Congolese National Institute of Bio-Medical Research, told The Associated Press the doctor is among the cases in Bunia, capital of Ituri province.
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