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1. Follow-up: WHO says Ebola outbreak 'more complex' with cases in three African countries; over 4,000 dead in DR Congo

   Al Jazeera reported WHO's regional director for Africa said on Oct 22 the situation was 'more complex'. The Ebola outbreak declared in DR Congo in mid-May has killed more than 4,000 people there, and Kenya, DR Congo and Nigeria have current or recent cases, while Uganda, which had cases earlier in the year, has declared itself clear. Nigeria confirmed its first case on Tuesday, the Ugandan wife of a Swiss diplomat in Abuja; health authorities are investigating whether she had contact with Kenya's first patient at a Ugandan airport. The New York Times said the outbreak has reached its widest expansion ever.

   Oct 23, 2026 Morning