A Serious Ebola Outbreak Doesn’t Need Pandemic Theater
A new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo virus has emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The World Health Organization has declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, but it does not meet the criteria for a pandemic. While the outbreak is serious, the risk to Americans remains low, and the focus should be on regional response and accurate communication.
- ▪The current outbreak has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the WHO.
- ▪As of May 22, there were 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths reported in the DRC, with numbers later updated to around 750 suspected cases and 177 deaths.
- ▪Bundibugyo Ebola does not have an approved vaccine, unlike the Zaire strain, which has available vaccine tools.
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A Serious Ebola Outbreak Doesn’t Need Pandemic Theater David Manney | 2:28 PM on May 23, 2026 AP Photo/Al-hadji Kudra Maliro, file A new Ebola outbreak should never get shrugged off; it kills too many people, spreads through bodily fluids, tears through weak health systems, and leaves families afraid to touch the dead. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); The current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda involves the Bundibuguyo virus, a rarer Ebola strain that's fast-moving in parts of Central Africa and still far from a reason for Americans to panic.The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern…
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