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CDC raises response to Ebola outbreak to highest level; says risk of spread in U.S. is low

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FILE PHOTO: A sign sits outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Megan Varner//File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A sign sits outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Megan Varner//File Photo Megan Varner Reuters

U.S. Centers for Disease Control raised its response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to its highest level on Friday but said the risk of Ebola's spread in the U.S. remained low.

(Reporting by Ahmed Aboulenein, Writing by Christian Martinez; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

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This story was originally published June 26, 2026 at 1:19 PM.

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