What we know about the 2026 Ebola outbreak as first American tests positive

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has grown to nearly 500 suspected cases and 116 deaths, the United Nations said Monday.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has grown to nearly 500 suspected cases and 116 deaths, the United Nations said Monday.

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Among the cases is an American who contracted the virus while working in the DRC and will be taken to Germany for treatment, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. Six other Americans will also be sent to Germany for observation. None are scheduled to be sent back to the U.S.

On Sunday, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak, which has spread into Uganda, a public health emergency of international concern.