US citizen working in Congo tests positive for Ebola, CDC confirms

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that an American citizen working in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention described the current outbreak as the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded on the continent. The case involving a US national has raised heightened concern among health authorities.

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