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Only 30–40% of #Ebola cases may be detected in the DRC, @AfricaCDC warns, as milder Bundibugyo symptoms make infections harder to distinguish from other illnesses.

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The DRC’s #Ebola outbreak is spreading faster and wider than the response, while attacks on frontline workers are making an already dangerous epidemic even harder to contain.

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With the @WHO facing deep funding shortfalls and a 25% staff reduction, Budi Sadikin’s finance and corporate background may prove less a liability than an asset in the race to succeed @DrTedros in 2027.

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