The current Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda is moving at a terrifying pace. As a physician with over 25 years experience in global health and infectious diseases, I break down why past lessons aren't stopping the current epidemic curve—and what makes this crisis fundamentally different.

Why did the epidemic curve rise so quickly despite everything the world learned from previous outbreaks?

00:00 Why This Outbreak Line Is Vertical
00:46 Bundibugyo vs. Zaire Ebola
01:27 Why the Response Started Late
02:30 Conflict Zones and Contact Tracing
03:04 Mining and Mobility
04:21 Violence and Institutional Trust
05:21 Rebuilding the Ebola Scientific Toolkit
06:10 The Race for New Diagnostics
06:33 Clinical Trials and New Treatments
07:06 The Vaccine Problem
07:30 Funding Cuts and the Frontline Response

Watch the full Ebola series:

▶ Part 1: https://youtu.be/7vDsL4nY7s8
▶ Part 2: https://youtu.be/Fndb7lTpMRM

This Could Be the Worst Ebola Outbreak in History (The New York Times):
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/09/opinion/ebola-outbreak-africa-usaid.html

Johnny Harris:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvYRifKrS24

DRC INRB dashboard:
https://inrb-umie.github.io/BDBV2026-Epidemic_Dashboard/

About this video: A detailed medical and epidemiological analysis of the 2026 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. We examine Bundibugyo vs. Zaire Ebola virus species; operational challenges in Mongbwale, Ituri, and Bunia; field testing of new diagnostics; and clinical trials of pan-Ebola species therapies.