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Ebola Surge Tests Global Response | Leeds News
Ebola is racing out of control faster than ever, with over 2,000 cases and 750 deaths, spreading beyond its original zone—including near Kisangani—with 80% of new cases from unknown sources. The Bundibugyo strain has no approved treatments or vaccines, and health workers in Ituri province struck over unpaid wages, crippling containment efforts in a region already battered by conflict and weak infrastructure. Local resistance to public health measures like funeral restrictions further complicates control. But there’s a glimmer of hope: two experimental treatments—remdesivir and antibody…
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