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An Ebola outbreak has been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo with at least 65 deaths reported. Experts say the Trump administration's USAID closure is making containment efforts significantly harder.
An Ebola outbreak has been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo with at least 65 deaths. Experts say the Trump administration's decision to close USAID is making containment efforts significantly harder. The closure happened as this outbreak was emerging or already underway.
Ebola containment depends on rapid response infrastructure—teams on the ground, surveillance networks, supply chains. USAID provided that infrastructure. Removing it during an active outbreak doesn't just slow the response; it removes the playbook for coordinated international disease control. The timing is particularly bad: the outbreak is in a region where USAID had been operating and had built relationships.
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