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Africa: Why an Ebola Outbreak in Africa Doesn't Mean an Epidemic in Britain

AllAfrica5 November 2026, 03:54 UTCDemocratic Republic of the Congo

[The Conversation Africa] Parts of Africa are facing the fastest-spreading Ebola epidemic on record. The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, one of several types of Ebola virus, and has grown dramatically in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Cases have now appeared in other countries too.

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