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This is the Democratic Republic of Congo's 17th outbreak of the deadly viral disease and its unfolding against the backdrop of a deepening security crisis, where clashes between rival militia groups have killed dozens of civilians in recent weeks. Abdelrahman Mahmoud is with the World Health Organization. What we know very well that the country has experienced by the region where it is happening is highly volatile with the humanitarian situation going on and the population moving around. So our response is to stand with the regional government, with the regional government and the country neighbor, in terms of solidarity, to show, again, that they can control this outbreak. And Ebola was first discovered back in 1976, in what is now the DRC, and is thought to have spread from bats. Now, this morning, health experts are warning that the Trump administration's dismantling of USAID and the withdrawal from the WHO may have a serious impact on the global effort to contain this deadly virus. Meg. Imtiaz, thank you.
