outbreak
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She continued: "The more we are investigating this outbreak, the more we realise that it has already disseminated at least a little bit across border and also in other provinces."
From BBC • May 19, 2026
A deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo, declared a global emergency by the WHO, has passed 500 confirmed cases and at least 131 deaths.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Currently, four of the affected areas are in Ituri province: Mongwalu, the epicentre of the outbreak, as well as Bunia, Rwampara and Nyakunde.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
She said that “years of conflict and displacement have left health systems on their knees, and that makes containing this outbreak all the harder.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
And he was thinking: Peters—Peters—he’s never been in an outbreak this complicated—none of us has—the only thing like it was Kitum Cave.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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