The recent confirmation of an Ebola outbreak in remote eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths reported as of mid-May, remains localized to Ituri province and has produced only one imported case in neighboring Uganda. No confirmed or suspected cases have reached the United States, consistent with CDC monitoring and the absence of any detections since 2014. The virus spreads primarily through direct contact with bodily fluids, limiting airborne or casual transmission, while U.S. entry screening, rapid contact tracing, and established public-health infrastructure further reduce importation risk over the next six weeks. Historical patterns show that even larger African outbreaks rarely produce U.S. cases when response efforts begin promptly.