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Aid cuts may have contributed to delay in identifying current Ebola outbreak

  • Jonathan Lambert
  • May 21, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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Aid cuts may have contributed to delay in identifying current Ebola outbreak

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Africa was announced last week, then quickly declared an emergency by the WHO. It's likely cuts in U.S. aid to the DRC contributed to a delay in identifying the outbreak.

Originally published at NPR World

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