Ebola frontline workers missing wages as outbreak spreads ‘exponentially’

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/22/ebola-drc-democratic-republic-congo-health-workers-unpaid-wages 

 

Ebola is back in the headlines: How worried should we be? (Dr. Zachary Rubin; From Bench to Bedside podcast and YouTube, episode #14)

In this episode of From Bench to Bedside, Dr. Zachary Rubin and Dr. Melanie Matheu break down the latest Ebola outbreak, what makes this outbreak different, and why public health experts are paying close attention.

We discuss: 

✅ What Ebola is and how it spreads 

✅ Why this outbreak may be the largest on record 

✅ Why Ebola is NOT airborne 

✅ Symptoms and progression of Ebola virus disease 

✅ Why delayed detection is such a major concern 

✅ The role of vaccines, public health infrastructure, and global health funding 

✅ U.S. involvement and international response efforts 

✅ Common myths and misinformation about Ebola 

✅ What individuals can do to support outbreak response 

Our goal is to provide evidence-based information and context, not fear.

Subscribe for future episodes where science meets real-world medicine.

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00:00 USA World Cup & Opening Conversation
02:15 Ebola Outbreak Explained
03:05 How Big Is the Current Ebola Outbreak?
05:30 Where Ebola Comes From 

08:20 Is Ebola Airborne? 

10:45 Ebola Symptoms You Should Know 

13:00 Why Experts Are Concerned 

15:10 The Testing Problem 

17:15 Has the U.S. Response Changed? 

20:10 The Kenya Treatment Center Debate 

22:15 Vaccines vs Early Detection 

23:50 Why TB Kills More People Than Ebola 

25:10 How You Can Help 

26:15 Closing Thoughts

Interview: 

https://youtu.be/4_sO9zk4tPg?si=wriRyhwvwNTYEsJH

Oh Goody, a Trump Official Once Called Ebola a “Scam” – Mother Jones

Tim Meisburger, who was then the head of USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance, Enrich testified, “specifically noted that Ebola was a ‘scam’ because there had only been ‘one death.’” Enrich attempted to “explain that Ebola was still in an incubation period, and that we should see the response through,” but to no avail. Instead, he continued, his superiors decided to “deprioritize activities related to neglected tropical diseases, MPox, Polio, Ebola, and any monitoring and surveillance activities.”…

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/oh-goody-a-trump-official-once-called-ebola-a-scam/

 

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

Outbreaks like these have economic, geopolitical and global stability implications, Kavanagh said. But they also matter because allowing anyone to die “needlessly of a disease that can be stopped is immoral, and we are living in a world where we don’t have to allow infectious diseases to spread unchecked”, he said. “Ebola can be stopped, and if we don’t mobilize the dollars and the public health efforts, then we are simply choosing not to stop the outbreak. Because it can be stopped. The question is, will it be? And when?”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/ebola-outbreak-public-health

 

Trump administration temporarily pauses deportation flights to Congo amid Ebola outbreak - POLITICO

The flights were stopped amid concerns that they could expose ICE officials and possibly help bring the disease closer to the U.S…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/21/trump-administration-temporarily-pauses-deportation-flights-to-congo-amid-ebola-outbreak-00932722

US doctor who contracted Ebola in DRC flown to Germany for treatment

Dr Peter Stafford’s wife and four children are also being monitored for symptoms amid Ebola outbreak in Congo…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/20/ebola-outbreak-us-doctor-germany

 

CDC announces 30-day travel restrictions in response to Ebola outbreak - POLITICO

The agency is restricting entry into the U.S. for non-U.S. passport holders who have visited areas where they may have been exposed to the virus.

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/18/cdc-travel-restrictions-ebola-outbreak-00926421

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda ‘emergency’ of international concern

At least 80 deaths reported in Congo’s Ituri province while Uganda reports spread from travellers from the DRC…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/17/who-ebola-outbreak-congo-uganda-global-health-emergency

 

The Diseases Are Coming - The Atlantic

"At Donald Trump's first Cabinet meeting, late last month, Elon Musk sheepishly admitted that DOGE had "accidentally canceled very briefly" Ebola-prevention programs. After a nervous chuckle, he claimed that the oversight had been swiftly corrected. But it wasn't. The truth is far more disturbing—this administration didn't just pause a line item; it has actively dismantled the infrastructure the country relies on to detect and confront deadly pathogens..."

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/diseases-doge-trump/681964/

Ebola has reemerged in Africa | TheHill

A new case of the deadly virus was reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.....

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/537854-ebola-has-reemerged-in-africa

Fox News Coverage of Coronavirus vs. Ebola | NowThis

In US news and current events today, how does Fox News coverage of President Trump and coronavirus compare with their coverage of President Obama and ebola? Watch this supercut of Fox News clips discussing coronavirus vs. ebola.
https://youtu.be/B0NhA4oBGuc

Scientist explains how Trump ‘obliterated’ Obama’s pandemic response infrastructure out of spite – Raw Story

The coronavirus disease that was first diagnosed in China’s Hubei province has now spread to at least 47 countries and every continent except Antarctica. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak an international health emergency. President Trump sought to play down the threat from coronavirus and announced Vice President Mike Pence would be his point person to coordinate government efforts to prevent a widespread outbreak. As Trump spoke, a new milestone in the novel coronavirus outbreak was reported, in a possible example of community spread: A person was diagnosed with the virus in Northern California who had not traveled to any of the affected regions of the world, nor had known contact with anyone else who did. We speak with Laurie Garrett, former senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations and a Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer. She is the author of several books, including “Ebola: Story of an Outbreak,” “The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance” and “Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health.”
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/scientist-explains-how-trump-obliterated-obamas-pandemic-response-infrastructure-out-of-spite/

Top U.S. & World Headlines — April 3, 2019

https://youtu.be/eQlc8Pado5c

Trump officials have barred experts from fighting one of the worst Ebola outbreaks in history - Vox

"Unprecedented": inside the Trump administration's historically weak Ebola response. ....
https://www.vox.com/2018/10/25/18015780/ebola-outbreak-2018-drc-congo-security-trump-cdc

US doctor under fire for selling homeopathic sound files for Ebola | Newshub

A Californian doctor is under fire for selling homeopathic sound files over the internet that he claims can cure life-threatening infections. ... Dr Gray sells sound files on his website called "e-Remedies" and he claims they produce "energetic signals" that can treat diseases such as Ebola, SARS, and swine flu when a customer listens to them.....

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/health/2018/05/us-doctor-under-fire-for-selling-homeopathic-sound-files-for-ebola.html

And Now the Good News #268: Watch for Crossing Wildlife! - YouTube

Learn more about the stories featured in this video at the following sources:

•  “ESMO Asia 2017 Press Release: Osimertinib Improves Progression-free Survival in Asian EGFR-mutated Lung Cancer Patients” http://www.esmo.org/Press-Office/Pres... 
•  “In the heart of devastating outbreak, research team unlocks secrets of Ebola” https://news.wisc.edu/in-the-heart-of... 
•  “No more deer in the headlight: Study finds large mammals do use road crossing structures” https://phys.org/news/2017-11-deer-he...

Interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4on-tjHYRqo

Trump Refers To Country That Doesn't Exist At UN Lunch With African Leaders -- TPM

President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised the health system of an African country that does not exist while speaking at a United Nations working lunch with African leaders. ....
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-refers-to-country-that-does-not-exist-at-un-lunch

After fearmongering about Ebola, Trump proposes slashing the agency working on a vaccine

Trump tweeted about Ebola 100 times....
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-ebola-budget-c272240951fb

US Ebola Czar Calls Trump "Badly Misguided" On Diseases (BuzzFeed News)

"I think there's a lot of reason for concern at this moment," Ron Klain, who coordinated the White House Ebola response under President Obama, said at a global health meeting Tuesday. ...
https://www.buzzfeed.com/nidhisubbaraman/us-ebola-czar-calls-trump-badly-misguided-on-diseases?utm_term=.qr8Xbo33b#.jmA6bNnnb

18 Things that DIDN'T Suck About 2016 - Year in Review ✔

2016 was undoubtedly a rough year, BUT there were a plethora of scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs that positively impacted humanity this year. Let's take a look back at the awesome side of the last 366 days with a holy koolaid-style 2016 Year in Review....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFJJYZ8mBhY&feature=youtu.be