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RFK Jr.’s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research • May 1, 2025, 3:23 AM ET (WIRED)
Scientists work toward a vaccine for filoviruses, Ebola's deadly kin • Apr. 28, 2025, 2:10 AM ET (Medical Xpress)
Uganda declares end of 6th Ebola outbreak • Apr. 26, 2025, 9:23 AM ET (Medical Xpress)

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Also Known As Ebola virus disease • EVD • Ebola hemorrhagic fever

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