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Ebola is racing ahead of containment efforts in Congo, with cases doubling in some regions and over 3,800 confirmed infections, more than 1,700 dead. Frontline workers are striking over unpaid wages, blocking access to care amid ongoing rebel conflict — one grieving resident blamed the strike for his brothers’ deaths. The U.S. has pledged $242 million, bringing total aid to over $512 million. This outbreak, now the second-largest on record, is spreading faster than ever, fueled by a deadly strain without a vaccine or treatment, and undermined by ineffective contact tracing. Experts warn that without massive scaling up, community trust, and better coordination, the epidemic will continue its deadly surge.

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