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Ebola death toll reaches nearly 1,000 as the DRC struggles to contain the virus

NPR | By Jonathan Lambert

Published July 21, 2026 at 1:31 PM PDT

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The current Ebola outbreak is eluding officials who are trying to figure out where it's going to go next. The DRC is training 21,000 people to try to help get a grasp on the outbreak.

Ebola death toll reaches nearly 1,000 as the DRC struggles to contain the virus

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