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Even with a regional spread, the nature of the disease means the threat to the world at large remains very small.

Congo: Attacks on Ebola Clinics Complicate Efforts to Stop a Regional Outbreak

The risk that the outbreak would spread very far even if it crossed the border from the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains low.

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The effort to contain an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo encountered a major setback when unknown assailants violently attacked two Doctors Without Borders (known by its French abbreviation, MSF) clinics the night of Feb. 24 in Katwa and Feb. 27 in Butembo, forcing staff to evacuate. The facility in Butembo reportedly reopened March 2, but without MSF participation.

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Congo: Attacks on Ebola Clinics Complicate Efforts to Stop a Regional Outbreak

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