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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

US is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say

Children read a poster showing information out the Ebola outbreak.
Congolese children read an advocacy poster about the new Ebola outbreak in Bunia, Ituri province, DRC, on 20 May 2026. Photograph: Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters

A previously undetected outbreak of Ebola is coursing through parts of central Africa, and the US appears to be doing little to help stop it, after massive cuts to global and domestic public health efforts.

There is no cure and no vaccine for the rare Bundibugyo variant of Ebola, which has caused two outbreaks in recent decades. Health leaders and scientists are now racing to understand where the virus is spreading and attempting to stop it – but the US is notably absent in these efforts.

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