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Ebola is spreading fast in the DRC and Uganda, with nearly 600 confirmed cases of the deadly Bundibugyo strain—no vaccine exists yet, and early tests weren’t designed for it. Health teams are scrambling, with contact tracing at just 64% in hardest-hit zones, and armed groups in Ituri and North Kivu are blocking access and eroding trust. Weak health infrastructure means responders must build everything from scratch, including surveillance and care systems. Still, international teams are racing to contain it, and while one case traveled internationally, no further spread has been found in the UAE or Uganda—offering a fragile but real ray of hope.

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