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Ebola Outbreak in Africa Could Rival 2014 West Africa Outbreak

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The current Ebola outbreak in Africa, affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, could surpass the 2014 West Africa outbreak in severity, with projections of over 20,000 cases and 4,000 deaths in the next three months if containment measures are insufficient.

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