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    <text>India issues a travel advisory to Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan amidst the Ebola outbreak. </text>
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    <text>Uganda's health ministry confirms three new Ebola cases, a woman who traveled from the DRC and two Ugandan workers that had contact with her, bringing the country's total to five cases and one death. </text>
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      <text>The World Health Organization raises its assessment of the risk from the outbreak within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from &quot;high&quot; to &quot;very high&quot; due to its rapid spread. </text>
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    <text>The World Health Organization raises its assessment of the risk from the Ebola outbreak within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from &quot;high&quot; to &quot;very high&quot; due to its rapid spread, while keeping it &quot;low&quot; at the global level. Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says that the outbreak in Uganda is stable. </text>
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    <text>India, South Korea, and Thailand issue travel alerts for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, while South Korea plans to impose a level-4 travel ban for parts of the DRC, especially the Ituri Province, due to the Ebola outbreak in both countries. </text>
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    <text>The World Health Organization reports that the Ebola virus outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo likely began two months ago due to a superspreading event, and initially went undetected. </text>
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      <text>The death toll in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo rises to 131. </text>
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    <text>The death toll in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo rises to 131. </text>
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    <text>The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that it is suspending entry into the United States for 30 days to travelers without a U.S. passport that have been to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, or Uganda amidst the ongoing Ebola outbreak in these countries. </text>
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      <text>The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control activates its emergency preparedness systems after the World Health Organization designated the ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health emergency. </text>
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    <text>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control activates its emergency preparedness systems after the World Health Organization designated the ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health emergency. </text>
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    <text>The World Health Organization declares the Ebola virus outbreak in Uganda and Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a public health emergency of international concern. </text>
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    <text>The World Health Organization begins Ebola vaccinations for exposed individuals and health workers in Kasaï Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. </text>
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  <text>The World Health Organization warns that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is outpacing response efforts, with at least 220 suspected deaths reported. </text>
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