Suspected patients test negative for Ebola after returning to Israel from DRC, Health Ministry says

The Jerusalem Post · DANYA SAPERSTEIN · 2026-11-04 17:36 UTC

Both patients were tested in accordance with accepted international guidelines for dealing with high-risk infectious diseases.

Two patients placed in isolation have tested negative for Ebola after returning to Israel from a trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.

The individuals had gone into isolation at Sheba Medical Center and Ichilov Medical Center after developing after returning to Israel from the DRC, which is currently in the midst of an Ebola virus outbreak that has infected over 10,000 people since it was first declared in May and has killed over 5,000.

Both patients were tested in accordance with accepted international guidelines for dealing with high-risk infectious diseases.

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