Congo's New Ebola Outbreak Tests Years of Preparation

The Democratic Republic of Congo declared an Ebola outbreak on May 15, 2026, as the region grapples with a second filovirus crisis in nine months—Rwanda confirmed Marburg in September 2024. The test now: whether advances in testing, vaccines, and lab capacity since 2014 can contain spread. Cold chain logistics, lab bottlenecks, and lingering community distrust remain serious obstacles.