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Ebola is raging in the DRC’s eastern provinces, with 648 deaths and 1,830 cases — a deadly 35.4% fatality rate from the Bundibugyo strain, which has no vaccine or cure. South Kivu hit a major milestone: 42 days without new cases — the WHO’s threshold for declaring an outbreak over locally. The epidemic began May 15 in Ituri and is now the third deadliest in history and the 17th in the DRC. It spreads via bodily fluids, causing hemorrhagic fever and internal bleeding. Uganda is now reporting 20 cases — 15 likely imported from the DRC — with 2 deaths. WHO rates the regional risk as high, global as low, and it remains a declared international health emergency since May 17. Containment efforts are underway at 78% effectiveness.

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