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Ebola spreading more quickly in DRC, while Uganda is close to being virus-free

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Uganda has discharged its last remaining Ebola patient, bringing the country close to being declared virus-free, Al Jazeera English reports. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, however, the picture is starkly different: the World Health Organization says the outbreak there has expanded faster than any previous one. The feed does not include further detail on case numbers or response efforts.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/16/ebola-spreading-...

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