As a deadly outbreak of Ebola virus spreads in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on May 17, 2026, that it is transferring “a small number of Americans” who were in Congo and who were exposed to the virus.
Some of these exposures are classified as high-risk, and among them is an American doctor who has been evacuated to Germany, health officials said.
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