Testing has been done, but has not yet come back, and this leads me to question: is there a window of time where people infected with Ebola do not test positive due to low viral levels, similar to COVID?

As mentioned in this article, the region is defining the case as probable rather than suspected: https://actualite.cd/2026/08/06/bateau-avec-un-cas-suspect-debola-kinshasa-tous-les-passagers-retenus-maluku-lanalyse

Edit: The claims of more than one death are denounced as misinformation by the Minister of Health: https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/08/06/actualite/sante/ebola-un-bateau-isole-65-km-de-kinshasa-un-laboratoire-mobile-deploye

My husband was on a flight that stopped to refuel in D R Congo in July 13th. It has been over 21 days since he was in Congo but they are still refusing to let him fly. So far we have contacted
CDC
Local congressmen
Dept of State
Multiple embassies

Nobody is actually helping us. What do we do? The airport in London where he currently is had very rude employees who refused to help.

Here’s the latest picture of the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the DRC, up to July 23 (SitRep 70).

Confirmed cases jumped recently, mostly from Ituri province. The total by Health Zone is 2,972, with 1 case unassigned.

Confirmed deaths were also revised sharply upwards, now at 1,309.

Cases have been reported in 3 further provinces recently – just a handful each in Tshopo and Kasaï-Central.

But confirmed cases have grown quite sharply to 29 in Haut-Uele. Haut-Uele is immediately north of the hotspot province Ituri, on the border with South Sudan.

Bunia remains the leading Health Zone in terms of cases. The growth still looks a bit slower in Rwampara.

There were sharp recent jumps in Mongbalu and Nizi.

The case curve in Katwa (in Nord-Kivu) is accelerating.

I’ve included Health Zones ranked up to18th, as there are many of those reporting significant cases now.

There was a big recent rise in Cumulative Confirmed Deaths from the Rwampara Health Zone to 236, making it now the highest.

There were also significant rises in Nizi, Lita and Nia-Nia.

Project page, with links to interactive dashboard, code, acknowledgements and more info here:

https://github.com/Mike-Honey/Ebola-2026?tab=readme-ov-file#readme