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Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency destroyed the US Agency for International Development, calling it a criminal organization. A Boston University tracker projects over 780,000 deaths from malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV due to the cuts. Global researchers published findings in Nature.
The DRC has reported 676 confirmed Ebola cases and 136 deaths, with Uganda reporting 19 cases and two deaths. The Bundibugyo strain outbreak is the third largest on record. Health officials identified a February 4 funeral as a potential superspreader event. CDC modeling warns the outbreak could rival the 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic without swift interventions.
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