dead

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One person is confirmed dead in neighbouring Uganda with a further six confirmed infected after Monday saw the health ministry confirm two new cases.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

What Lily couldn’t have foreseen, of course, was that her amateur detective skills would become necessary when, one day, George is found dead, and the investigation by a bumbling local policeman isn’t up to snuff.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Three Red Cross volunteers who died earlier this month were among the first known victims of DR Congo's Ebola outbreak, and likely caught it while managing dead bodies.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

But in Congo, relatives often insist on traditional burial practices, which include washing corpses to usher the dead into the afterlife.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Snow had drifted into his nostrils in a cruel parody of breath, but his ice-filmed eyes were open, staring at something Torak couldn’t see: something that was cradled in the crook of his dead arm.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver