outbreak
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Save the Children said the Ebola outbreak is a "new massive crisis on top of an already difficult situation".
From BBC • May 19, 2026
With swaths of Congolese territory violently contested, efforts to contain the outbreak are severely constrained, according to health officials.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
DR Congo - which is currently facing its 17th outbreak of Ebola - is more familiar with the Zaïre species.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
KAMPALA, Uganda—Health officials are rushing to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in what is already one of the most dangerous corners of the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
G. was the first identified case, the index case, in an outbreak of an unknown virus.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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