US confirms American missionary’s Ebola infection; plans Kenya quarantine and restricts travel

WASHINGTON — The United States said on Wednesday it must prevent any cases of Ebola from entering the country from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak has already caused a suspected 220 deaths and 900 cases. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola the third-largest such outbreak on record, and a public health emergency of international concern. "We cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday at President Donald Trump's cabinet meeting. The United States is in talks with Kenya over opening a facility there to quarantine U.S. citizens who are exposed, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday. Kenya's government has not yet approved the plan. In the 2014 Ebola outbreak, U.S. citizens returned to and were treated in the U.S. Last week, a U.S. citizen who was treating patients in the DRC as a medical missionary was confirmed to have contracted Ebola and was moved to Germany for treatment along with five others who were exposed. A seventh

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) plans to open a quarantine centre in Kenya, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, as a deadly Ebola outbreak surges in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The facility is primarily intended for Americans who test positive for the virus or have been exposed to it, the WSJ said, citing people familiar with the matter. The centre would be for Americans "who would need to quickly get out of DRC and quarantine", the newspaper quoted one administration official as saying. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded 10 confirmed Ebola deaths, 220 suspected deaths and 900 suspected cases in the DRC since mid-May. The quarantine centre was awaiting sign-off on Tuesday from authorities in Kenya, where no cases of the disease have been confirmed, the WSJ said. The news comes after a US doctor who contracted Ebola while working in DRC was flown to Germany last week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said last week that lawful US permanent residents who have been in the DRC, Uganda or South Sudan within the last 21 days cannot enter the United States. No vaccine or treatment exists for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola responsible for the central African country's 17th recorded outbreak of the disease.

US To Set Up Quarantine Facility In Kenya For Americans Exposed To Ebola The Trump administration is expected to deploy US public health officers to Kenya to staff a quarantine facility there amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a departure from procedure used during previous outbreaks of the virus, the WSJ reported.  According to the report, the facility - which is pending signoff from the Kenyan government - will primarily be used for Americans who are exposed to, or at high risk of testing positive for the virus in the region, as well as Americans who test positive.  While there are now no known Ebola cases in Kenya, the move comes as international and local health officials are racing to contain another deadly outbreak of a rare strain of Ebola in the Congo that is already the third largest in history just weeks after it likely began.  Health workers transport a patient suspected of having Ebola to the isolation center at a hospital in Democratic Republic of the Congo Unlike during previous Ebola outbreaks, which saw Americans exposed to the virus brought back to the U.S. for monitoring or treatment, the Trump administration has decided to route potentially exposed Americans to other countries.  Sure enough, members of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, a uniformed branch of the federal government under the Department of Health and Human Services, received notices to deploy to Kenya. While so far mostly contained, the latest outbreak has seen an American doctor, who contracted Ebola while working in the Congo, flown to Germany last week. The US also diverted a Detroit-bound Air France flight to Canada last week over fears of a passenger’s possible Ebola exposure. Sign welcoming new visitors at Newark International. While the CDC has said the risk of Ebola spreading to the American public remains low, the Trump administration has nonetheless cracked down on travel from countries affected by the outbreak. Last week, the U.S. said it was pausing visa issuance for any travelers, including lawful permanent residents, who have been in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda within 21 days of planned travel to the U.S.   As of Tuesday, there are at least 930 suspected Ebola cases, including 223 suspected deaths, in Congo, and seven cases with one death in Uganda, according to the World Health Organization. Health authorities further think the virus might have infected far more people across a broader region after spreading undetected for weeks. Tyler Durden Tue, 05/26/2026 - 23:16

A US citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of ​Congo, where an outbreak of a rare ‌strain has killed over 130 people, is not critically ill and his wife and four children have tested negative.

A US citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic ​of Congo, where an outbreak of a rare strain of the virus has killed over 130 people, is being treated in Germany and is in stable condition, the US CDC said on Wednesday. Six other high-risk US citizens were currently being moved from the DRC […]

The American missionary infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrived in Germany for treatment on Wednesday, as the outbreak of a rare strain has killed more than 130 people.