Inside the Ebola Outbreak

We discuss the epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The New York Times

Inside the Ebola Epicenter, the Virus Rages With Little to Stop It

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/world/africa/ebola-epicenter-congo.html

Two #epidemics, one #genotype, different outcomes: evolutionary #changes of Avian #Influenza #H5N1, genotype EA-2024-DI

Trump Officials' Strict Stand on Ebola Leaves Health Experts 'Stunned'

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/hantavirus-ebola-quarantine-trump.html

#Health #Politics #Epidemics

Trump Officials’ Strict Stand on Ebola Leaves Health Experts ‘Stunned’

Public health experts say the administration’s quarantine orders go beyond what is needed to prevent the U.S. spread of Ebola and hantavirus.

The New York Times

Panic in eastern DRC over return of Ebola
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/18/ituri-eastern-drc-ebola-outbreak-panic-fear?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

For #Epidemics, as well as @pandemia, the first address is of course @kakape

‘It’s heartbreaking’: panic in eastern DRC over return of Ebola

Residents of Ituri province fear spread of disease and economic impact of outbreak six years after the last

The Guardian

Kandahar, Afghanistan
A worker sprays disinfectant to prevent the spread of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever.

Photograph: Sanaullah Seiam/AFP/Getty Images

#photography
#Afghanistan
#cows
#epidemics
#FarmAnimals

"Quitting the WHO was foolish. #Epidemics don't start in Iowa cornfields; they start in faraway jungles and wet markets. To stop them, you need to move fast... Also, the WHO is the hub for global disease alerts. When passengers who might have #hantavirus disembark from a Dutch ship and then fly to the U.S., we want to be told -- and quickly." https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/parasites-and-plagues/121283
Opinion | How Low Can America Go?

An Interview with health journalist Donald G. McNeil, Jr.

#Trump's #America:

#Economy collapsing
#Epidemics (children are dying)
Non-existent medical assistance (women are dying)
Non-existent State Assistance
Paramilitaries in the streets
Non-existent infrastructure investments
#Inflation
No more Allies
Dismantling of the Military
No trade agreement
Taxes on imported goods
#Diplomatically non-existent
(REALLY) corrupt #Government
Dismantling of Institutions
#Wars (soldiers die)
Depreciation of the '#dollar'
...
but
the
'#ballroom' is important...