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Posted on 05/18/2026 2:34:24 PM PDT by Red Badger
The person was exposed as part of their work in Congo and developed symptoms over the weekend, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A person from the United States has tested positive for Ebola in connection with the deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday.
The person was exposed as part of their work in Congo, developed symptoms over the weekend and tested positive late Sunday, according to Dr. Satish Pillai, the CDC’s Ebola response incident manager.
“CDC has been working hand in hand with the Department of State to move the American for treatment and care to Germany and other high-risk contacts to Germany for monitoring,” Pillai said Monday in a media briefing.
In addition to the one symptomatic American, six others are being moved for treatment or observation.
A Christian missionary organization called Serge said Monday in a statement on its website that one of its medical missionaries had tested positive for the Bundibugyo Ebola virus. The group said the doctor was exposed while treating patients at Nyankunde Hospital in Congo.
The doctor’s wife, who is also a doctor, along with their four young children and a third doctor colleague are all being monitored and brought to a location where they can receive specialized medical care, Serge said.
The group did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The CDC said Monday that the U.S. is restricting entry for non-U.S. passport holders who have been in Uganda, Congo or South Sudan in the past 21 days.
“To the American public: The risk to the United States remains low. Travelers to the region should avoid contact with sick people, report symptoms immediately and follow our travel guidance,” Pillai said.
The World Health Organization over the weekend declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. More than 330 suspected cases and at least 88 suspected deaths have been reported in Congo. Uganda has two confirmed cases, including one death, among people who traveled from Congo.
The Bundibugyo virus involved in the outbreak leads to a rare type of Ebola for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment. There have been only a couple of previous Bundibugyo outbreaks — one in Uganda in 2007 and one in Congo in 2012. The fatality rate during those outbreaks ranged from 30% to 50%, according to the WHO.
Pillai said the CDC and the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response are “looking at monoclonal therapies,” which use antibodies to neutralize the virus. The therapies have shown some potential to prevent or treat Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus in rhesus monkeys
The disease usually starts with symptoms like fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache and sore throat, then progresses to gastrointestinal symptoms like diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain, with bleeding or bruising in some cases, as well. It spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids (such as blood, vomit or feces) or surfaces contaminated with those fluids.
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Gutsy work, John 15:13.
Here we go again.
In a well-equipped Western hospital with early treatment, survival for Ebola virus disease can be around 80–90%.
Monkeys.
Along with
“Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord”.
James 5:14-15
The infected person is indeed a member of a Christian organization.
“U.S. is restricting entry for non-U.S. passport holders who have been in Uganda, Congo or South Sudan in the past 21 days.”
Good.
How about ‘forever’?.................
Let’s hope they keep it contained.
Is NYC’s mayor covered by this ? Deport him back to Africa.
God help them. It is a hemoragic fever with a 95% death rate.
Mask mandate in 3, 2, 1...
Is that why their faces are melting off their skulls? I’d think it’s pretty obvious if someone has Ebola.
Ebola is not airborne and cannot be transmitted through general air contact or skin exposure alone; it spreads primarily through direct contact with infected body fluids (such as blood, vomit, or sweat) entering mucous membranes or broken skin.
Whitmer would’ve had him tour nursing homes all across the state before sharing him with Hochel
I was in Sierra Leone the last year of the Ebola epidemic there working in a small Baptist church. The systems the government had for storing the samples for CDC were horrible. It is a wonder more people did not die.
That doesn’t matter if you’re a mask nazi!
Is this some covid hysteria nonsense as usual?
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