Health Officials Race to Trace Rising Ebola Cases in Central Africa

May 20, 2026 · 11:30 AM UTC ·1 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 13 views

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Health officials are urgently working to trace the rising number of Ebola cases in Central Africa. An American doctor who contracted the virus while in Congo has been evacuated to Berlin for treatment. Concerns are growing that the outbreak may be more extensive than initially believed.

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▪An American doctor tested positive for Ebola while working in Congo.
▪The doctor has been evacuated to Berlin for emergency care.
▪Health officials are concerned that the outbreak's scale is larger than first reported.

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CopiedThe American doctor who tested positive for Ebola while working in Congo has been evacuated to Berlin to receive emergency care. Health officials are racing to trace infections in Central Africa and worry the scale of the outbreak is already larger than first reported. NBC’s Molly Hunter reports for TODAY.May 20, 2026

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