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WHO declares Ebola a global emergency. What is it, and is there a vaccine?
Health & ScienceIndia Today17 May, 01:39 pmAtlasHour
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WHO declares Ebola a global emergency. What is it, and is there a vaccine?

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a global health emergency. The outbreak is driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain.

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The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a global health emergency.

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