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DRC Ebola Threat Could Be the Worst Yet, Africa CDC Warns

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DRC Ebola Threat Could Be the Worst Yet, Africa CDC Warns
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Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could become the worst on record, with tens of thousands of contacts still untracked; he urged rapid action to halt spread, noting the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak that killed more than 11,000 as a stark comparison.

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  1. DRC’s Ebola outbreak may be worst ever, Africa CDC says  CNN
  2. Ebola outbreak still spreading in Congo, and "that means we are missing cases," WHO says  CBS News
  3. 'On the ground, it's a disaster': In Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebola epidemic spirals out of control  Le Monde.fr
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  5. ‘Some question if Ebola is real’: how trust is central in fighting DRC outbreak  UN News

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