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Global alarm has been building since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern on Saturday.
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Early surveillance and testing failed to identify Bundibugyo, a rare species of Ebola responsible for the current outbreak.
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An Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has been declared a "public health emergency of international concern" by the World Health Organization.
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The CDC said in a statement on Sunday that it was working to coordinate the "safe withdrawal of a small number of Americans who are directly affected in outbreak areas."
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Just a day after the outbreak was announced, cases were confirmed in the capitals of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. There is no approved vaccine for the strain.
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