The death toll in the DR Congo has surpassed 1,500, government officials say.
Only 9 of the 400 bills became law, and no state eliminated childhood immunization requirements.
The findings don’t confirm that the fatal disease is a threat to people but do offer important clues to what infection might look like in humans.
Cyclosporiasis cases in a second outbreak not connected to lettuce continue to climb nationwide.
Of the 11 cases documented since 2023 in the province, 8 patients had no recent travel history.
The response to the current large outbreak is a communications failure, not a failure of the investigation.
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