Aid cuts may have slowed identification of current Ebola outbreak
- Posted on May 21, 2026
- By NPR
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Aid cuts may have slowed identification of current Ebola outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Africa was announced last week, then quickly declared an emergency by the WHO. It's likely cuts in U.S. aid to the DRC contributed to a delay in identifying the outbreak.