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Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
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Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700

By The Associated PressJuly 15, 2026·Source: NPR·0 views

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A health worker stands at the Evangelical Medical Center, in Bunia, eastern Congo, Friday, July 3, 2026, where Ebola clinical trials are scheduled to take place.

Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, according to WHO, a sign the outbreak is spreading faster than health officials can track.

(Image credit: Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne)

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