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Ebola fears spark funeral brawl as DRC mourners and police fight over a coffinConflict

Ebola fears spark funeral brawl as DRC mourners and police fight over a coffin

Police and mourners clashed at the funeral of a suspected Ebola victim in the DRC, highlighting the ongoing tension between epidemic containment protocols and community burial traditions.

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Ebola may have been lurking in central Africa since January and nobody noticedScience

Ebola may have been lurking in central Africa since January and nobody noticed

The International Rescue Committee warns the current Ebola outbreak in central Africa may have been spreading undetected since January, while protests erupt over U.S. plans to treat infected Americans in Kenya.

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Joy, grief, and grit: inside the DRC's deadly Ebola battlegroundScience

Joy, grief, and grit: inside the DRC's deadly Ebola battleground

The BBC travelled to the heart of the DRC's latest Ebola outbreak, where more than 170 people have died - and found that even there, joy refuses to be fully extinguished.

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Ebola is back and it's not messing around: Congo outbreak hits 65 deaths and countingScience

Ebola is back and it's not messing around: Congo outbreak hits 65 deaths and counting

A new Ebola outbreak in a remote province of the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 65 people and recorded 246 suspected cases, Africa's CDC has confirmed.

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