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CDC: Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could reach 20,000 cases without strong countermeasures
The CDC warns that the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could reach up to 20,000 cases without effective countermeasures, with models predicting between 10,000 to 20,000 cases. This potential scenario could approach the scale of the 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic, which resulted in over 28,000 cases and 11,000 deaths.
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- Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could reach 20,000 cases without strong public health measures
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