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Third Ebola case in Kenya highlights US failures amid Trump cuts to key services

Opposition to US-led quarantine center in Kenya follows sweeping funding cuts and withdrawal from WHO A third person in Kenya has tested positive for…

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The Guardian reports: Opposition to US-led quarantine center in Kenya follows sweeping funding cuts and withdrawal from WHO A third person in Kenya has tested positive for Bundibugyo ebolavirus in the country’s first-ever cluster of Ebola cases, as the second-largest outbreak in history kills more than 4,300 and sickens more than 9,000 people in the region.

This world story centres on Kenya. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Third Ebola, Trump and Ebola.

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Kenya · Africa
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The Guardian
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Key names
Third Ebola, Trump, Ebola, US-led
Section
World

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