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    <text>The World Health Organization reports that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo started in February before its declaration, with some cases attributed to malaria and typhoid. </text>
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    <text>Singapore-based Hilleman Laboratories announces plans to advance an rVSV-based vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola into human trials after World Health Organization experts identified it as the most promising candidate for the epidemic. </text>
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    <text>The Ugandan health ministry reports that Uganda has discharged its last patient diagnosed with Ebola, triggering a 42-day countdown clock on when it can be declared free of the virus. </text>
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    <text>The World Health Organization says that Uganda has confirmed a Marburg virus case in a toddler in the Kyegegwa District during Ebola surveillance, with authorities monitoring contacts and reporting no symptoms among them. </text>
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      <text>Uganda temporarily closes its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and imposes quarantine and health screening measures following the spread of Ebola cases in central Africa linked to the outbreak in the DRC. </text>
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    <text>Uganda temporarily closes its border with the DRC and imposes quarantine and health screening measures following the spread of Ebola cases in central Africa linked to the outbreak in the DRC. </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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    <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 World Health Organization declares the Ebola outbreak in Uganda over after the country went 42 days without a new case of the virus. </text>
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