Zumla, Alimuddin I.2026-10-192026-05-29Zumla, A. I., Nachega, J. B., Ntoumi, F., Traore, T., Mfinanga, S., Yeboah‐Manu, D., Ansumana, R., Mwaba, P., Asogun, D., Zumla, A., Omer, M., & Bockarie, M. (2026). Rebuilding community trust after attacks on Ebola treatment facilities in DRC: lessons from previous epidemics. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 170, 108837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2026.10883710.1016/j.ijid.2026.108837https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2026.108837https://dspace.njala.edu.sl/handle/20.500.144402/589Throughout human history, outbreaks of new and known highly lethal infectious diseases have evoked fear, suspicion, anger, and social disruption in communities within country of origin and neighbouring regions. \[1\] From plague, smallpox to the influenza, cholera Ebola, Lassa fever, Marburg virus disease, and COVID-19, communities worldwide have often viewed health workers, public health authorities, isolation facilities, and burial teams with mistrust and anxiety. Such reactions should not be attributed to ignorance alone.enCC BY-NC-NDcommunity trustArticle