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In the west Africa outbreak, more than 28,000 cases were reported.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jun\/06\/ebola-spread-in-central-africa-could-match-2014-record-outbreak-us-health-officials-say\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modelling from US CDC shows Ebola spread could be on \u2018dangerous trajectory\u2019, but experts warn outbreaks can be very hard to predict Central Africa\u2019s Ebola outbreak could spread to be similar in scale to the worst outbreak in history, west Africa\u2019s 2014-2016 outbreak that killed more than 11,000 people, according to a new analysis by 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