How New Ebola Outbreak Is Testing Congo After US Aid Cuts

Ebola is one of the deadliest diseases on Earth. With a fatality rate as high as 90%, it’s among a handful of illnesses so dangerous that governments consider them threats to national security.

A new outbreak in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has raised concerns that the virus could spread across the central African nation’s borders. More than 200 suspected infections and 65 deaths have been reported in the country so far, according to a May 15 statement from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.