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Rare Ebola Strain With No Approved Vaccine Kills Dozens in Congo

Bloomberg Markets · May 16, 2026, 4:08 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

A rare strain of Ebola with no approved vaccine or treatment may have circulated undetected for weeks in conflict-hit northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo before killing dozens of people.

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