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Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola epidemic accelerates

The Ebola epidemic in the DRC has caused nearly 300 deaths in three months, approaching the 2018 toll.

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Virologist Jean-Jacques Muyembe, co-discoverer of the virus in 1976, warns about the speed of the spread.

Health authorities are trying to contain the crisis, but logistical and security challenges persist.

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L'épidémie d'Ebola en RDC menace de s'étendre au-delà des frontières, avec des risques de propagation régionale. Les systèmes de santé locaux sont saturés, et une réponse internationale est nécessaire pour éviter une crise sanitaire majeure.

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