After containing the outbreak of the deadly virus in Uganda, new cases have emerged 500 miles away in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Could Ebola make a transatlantic journey to the U.S.? “This is a terrible problem for Africa, and it’s also a global threat. Our modern transportation network makes this something public health authorities all over the world need to pay attention to,” says Thomas W. Geisbert, professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at UTMB.