Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have climbed to 676, according to Ars Technica. Public health responses are struggling to keep pace with the outbreak's spread. Tensions are mounting as the U.S. moves to limit its involvement in containment efforts—a decision Kenya is now protesting, underscoring the critical importance of coordinated international action in controlling epidemic disease.

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