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Ebola outbreak in Congo: A rare strain, Bundibugyo, has been spreading undetected for two months, causing concern due to its high fatality rate and lack of approved vaccines or treatments. First responders face challenges due to limited testing capacity and shortages of basic supplies. Over six hundred suspected cases and one hundred thirty-nine suspected deaths have been reported, with fifty-one confirmed cases in Congo and two in Uganda. The WHO has declared it a public health emergency of international concern, but not a pandemic yet. The cause is suspected to be a super-spreading event, possibly at a funeral or clinic, with missteps in initial testing contributing to the delay in detection.

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