Duane Morris LLP are most popular: within Law Department Performance topic(s) The current Ebola outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). However, it has spread to Uganda, and there is a material risk that it will spread to Southern Sudan. The outbreak may spread further, at least in Africa. Unlike COVID, which may be spread through air, Ebola is spread generally only through direct contact with the blood or other body fluids of a person who is sick with or has died from Ebola.