outbreak
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DR Congo are currently based in Belgium after they cancelled a planned pre-tournament training camp in the capital, Kinshasa, because of an Ebola outbreak in the east of the country.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that 1.4 million Africans could be infected by early 2015 if the outbreak wasn’t halted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who spoke to Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday, travelled to the epicentre of the outbreak on Saturday.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Democratic Republic of Congo's international friendly against Chile in Spain next week has been cancelled after authorities raised health concerns over the Ebola outbreak in the African nation.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
They were monkeys from Room F, the original hot spot of the outbreak, some of monkeys that had been sacrificed by Dan Dalgard.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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