US aid cuts blamed for Ebola outbreak in DRC
Ebola cases in eastern DRC nearly doubled to 500 in just 96 hours. The outbreak of the rare, more deadly Bundibugyo strain has no licensed vaccine. Heavy cuts to US funding-down 70% after halting USAID-forced aid groups to scale back, weakening surveillance just as infections surged. The IRC says this left the region dangerously exposed.
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