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WHO says Congo’s Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared - apnews.com

Published by Associated Press By Constant Same Bagalwa, Mark Banchereau · 10 August 2026 at 16:23
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WHO says Congo’s Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared - apnews.com
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The World Health Organization says the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak started in February, months before it was officially declared in May. The WHO regional director says early cases were wrongly attributed to malaria and typhoid. Confirmed cases have reached…

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