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USAID cuts in Uganda could increase Ebola risk worldwide, former official warns • Apr. 10, 2025, 1:35 PM ET (CBS)
African scientists set genomics ‘world speed record’ in confirming Ebola outbreak in Uganda • Mar. 21, 2025, 2:43 AM ET (Nature)

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Also Known As Ebola virus disease • EVD • Ebola hemorrhagic fever

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