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WHO raises alarm as Bundibugyo virus outbreak nears 5,000 cases

Published by Vanguard By Nwafor · 19 August 2026 at 02:16
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WHO raises alarm as Bundibugyo virus outbreak nears 5,000 cases
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… 2,300 dead as epidemic spreads across 55 health zones in DRC … Says outbreak moving at “unprecedented speed” .. Two new vaccines enter human trials as response races against time By Chioma Obinna The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday warned that the…

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