# Humanitarian organization (unnamed)

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-11**: US aid worker tests positive — CDC confirms a US citizen aid worker in Congo has Ebola; contact tracing and containment measures initiated.
- **2026-07-08**: Record outbreak confirmed — Africa CDC reports 1,830 confirmed cases and 648 deaths, marking the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded on the continent.
- **2026-07-01**: Clinical trials for Ebola treatment begin — Researchers launch a highly anticipated study to test experimental therapies against the Bundibugyo strain.
- **2026-06-15**: Kenya Ebola facility suspended — A Kenyan court orders suspension of construction on a US-backed isolation facility for exposed Americans, pausing Trump administration plans.
- **2026-05-22**: First US doctor infected — An American doctor working in Congo tests positive during outbreak's first week and is transferred to Germany for treatment.
- **2026-05-15**: Congo declares fresh Ebola outbreak — Authorities announce outbreak of Bundibugyo virus after weeks of undetected transmission, according to WHO.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Ebola Bundibugyo Outbreak Hits 1,830 Cases: No Approved Vaccine, Trials Underway
2026-07-11 22:18:25 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

The Congo Ebola outbreak driven by the rare Bundibugyo virus has ballooned to 1,830 cases with zero approved vaccines or treatments, forcing an urgent launch of clinical trials. For biotech and pharma, this emergency opens a race to develop broad-spectrum filovirus countermeasures.
Full story: https://getbiobrief.com/story/ebola-bundibugyo-outbreak-clinical-trials

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