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Only the Right Tests Can Stop This Ebola Outbreak. Congo Has Hardly Any.

NY Times · Jun 2, 2026, 2:55 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

A chronic lack of investment in development of better tests has left clinicians blind and allows deadly viruses to spread unchecked.

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Only the Right Tests Can Stop This Ebola Outbreak. Congo Has Hardly Any.

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