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Officials are scrambling to understand the scope of the Ebola outbreak

NPR | By Jonathan Lambert
Published June 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM EDT

Ebola cases are rising in Congo and Uganda. NPR's Jonathan Lambert explains why the outbreak may be even larger than official numbers show.

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Jonathan Lambert is a correspondent for NPR's Science Desk, where he covers the wonders of the natural world and how policy decisions can affect them.
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