Scientists Race to Test Treatments as Ebola Outbreak Widens NYT - Top Stories By: Carl Zimmer and Stephanie Nolen 12 June 2026 at 18:47 Trials are beginning on several drugs that have shown promise in preliminary studies against the virus that is causing the current outbreak. © Arlette Bashizi for The New York TimesA health worker in the town of Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo, collecting medication for patients suspected of having Bundibugyo virus last month.