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Experts warn of wider spread as Ebola outbreak reaches plateau

Japan Today29 October 2026, 21:40 UTCDemocratic Republic of the Congo

The Ebola outbreak in Congo passed a grim milestone this week — 10,000 confirmed cases — and spurred questions about whether health authorities are losing their ability to…

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