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5 October 2026

How Congo’s Ebola Epidemic Got So Bad So Quickly

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How Congo’s Ebola Epidemic Got So Bad So Quickly

What happened in Mangala, where residents were left with little outside support, helps explain how this outbreak became the worst seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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