Médecins Sans Frontières representative outlines challenges of new Ebola outbreak

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(20 May 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Geneva - 20 May 2026 ++VIA VIDEOLINK++ 1. SOUNDBITE (English) Trish Newport, Program Manager of Emergency Unit at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): “It's an extremely concerning situation in the DRC today. So there are over 500 suspect cases. There have been more than 30 confirmed cases in Ituri. This is very positive news that they start to have confirmed cases. Because of the virus, the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, there's very limited diagnostic