Feature|Articles|June 12, 2026

5 FAQs: Ebola Outbreaks and the Challenge of Public Trust

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Distrust, misinformation, and conflict complicate Ebola response efforts in the DRC, highlighting broader challenges to public health trust.

The 17th Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus was declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization on May 17, affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, but less than a week later, residents attacked and burned treatment facilities in the Ituri Province.¹

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