Dr. Scott Myhre, an American surgeon working with a Christian missionary group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was evacuated to Germany on May 19, 2026, after contracting Ebola. According to missionary leaders, he was barely able to stand on his own at the time of the evacuation.
Myhre's wife and four children are being monitored in Congo for symptoms of the virus. The family had been living in the region where an Ebola outbreak was declared earlier in 2026.
German authorities confirmed the patient arrived at a specialized treatment facility in Frankfurt. The World Health Organization has not yet commented on this specific case but continues to monitor the outbreak in Congo.
