Ebola

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the US is actively working to protect its citizens from the Ebola virus, assuring them of the administration's efforts. The Department of State maintains a Level 4 travel advisory for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak, while the CDC has issued a Level 3 notice for the DRC and Rwanda.

Russia claims its scientists have developed a vaccine effective against a new strain of the Ebola virus, potentially including the rare Bundibugyo strain linked to outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. This announcement comes as the World Health Organization has declared the situation a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, with no approved treatments currently available for the Bundibugyo strain.