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Last Updated:May 19, 2026, 17:38 IST
Officials with the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the American worker was being evacuated to Germany.
A man is carried from an ambulance in Congo following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak. (Reuters/File)
US health authorities have confirmed that an American citizen has contracted Ebola after being exposed to the virus during their work in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The US has initiated new travel screening measures in response to the ongoing epidemic in DRC and Uganda.
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