War, No Vaccine, and Weakened Health Systems Threaten Ebola Containment
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Public health officials warn the latest Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could be extraordinarily difficult to contain due to a fast-spreading virus in a war‑torn region, the absence of an approved vaccine for this strain, and a globally weakened health infrastructure from funding cuts and political upheaval.
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