Event Brief
UPDATED May 19, 2026 at 8:08 AM ET
May 18, 2026 at 7:05 AM ET
Funerals and botched Ebola tests helped outbreak spread
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Funerals and failures in Ebola testing contributed to Congo’s outbreak growing before new infections were confirmed.
WHO: Ebola outbreak response and testing processes in Congo
WHAT: Funerals and botched Ebola tests contributed to the outbreak becoming one of the largest on record by the time new infections were confirmed.
WHEN: May 18, 2026 at 11:50 AM ET
WHERE: Congo
WHY: Failures in Ebola testing and transmission during funerals allowed the outbreak to grow before new infections were confirmed.
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