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Jun 02, 2026
Geneva [Switzerland], June 2: International organisations on Monday announced intensified efforts to respond urgently to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, while accelerating the development of an effective vaccine against the circulating Bundibugyo strain.
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