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This Ebola outbreak raises questions about when it all began -- and the U.S. response

NPR News · May 18, 2026, 8:10 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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The sheer number of cases and deaths are a sign that the outbreak might have been smoldering before the virus was identified.

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