Apoorva Mandavilli

Even as the world is racing to contain the deadly Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Trump administration is moving ahead with a plan that could decimate support for programs that detect and snuff out exactly such outbreaks. 🎁 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/h...

RFK Jr. said multiple times during his house and senate hearings today that no scientists have been fired from federal agencies. Our reporting has shown that hundreds, if not thousands, of scientists have been let go from NIH/CDC/FDA

BREAKING: Six leading medical organizations filed a lawsuit on Monday against Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, and the health dept, charging that recent decisions limiting access to vaccines were unscientific and harmful to the public. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/h...

SCOOP: The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to a whistle-blower from USAID. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/h...

Quiet little announcement on CDC website: American aid worker has tested positive for Bundibugyo Ebola. Wonder where they will take this person — presumably not Kenya. Germany again? Or will they actually bring them to the US? www.cdc.gov/media/releas...

Stunning and sobering report from my colleague Finbarr O’Reilly, showing how burial practices may be contributing to Ebola spread in the DRC 🎁 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/w...

Doctors treating Ebola patients in the DRC say the symptoms may be milder than in previous outbreaks of the disease. That is good news for patients, but may make it harder to control the outbreak. 🎁 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/h...

A cruise ship passenger who was exposed to hantavirus in early May is still being held at a quarantine facility in Nebraska, against her wishes and against the recommendation of the CDC itself. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/h...

The Trump administration is trying to restart the work of a panel that advises the government on vaccines, after a judge froze its decisions and prevented it from meeting. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/h...

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo may have begun as early as February and may exceed 20,000 cases over the next three months, according to modeling published on Friday by the CDC. 🎁 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/u...

Despite long-established procedures for bringing Americans home for monitoring and treatment, the Trump administration has not said that it will allow those at risk of Ebola back into the country. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/u...

Trump administration officials want local health authorities to set up 24/7 monitoring of the 18 passengers exposed to hantavirus for another three weeks, a requirement that far exceeds typical protocols. 🎁 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/u...

A 50-bed quarantine unit in Kenya to house Americans exposed to Ebola will be operational on Friday, but it is unclear where the administration plans to send those who test positive or become ill. 🎁 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/u...

Breaking: The Trump administration plans to send U.S. citizens exposed to the Ebola virus to Kenya rather than bring them home for observation and treatment. 🎁 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/u...