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Congo Ebola Outbreak: Roche to Expand Testing Capacity in Ituri

Bloomberg Markets Friday 04 September 2026, 02:17 UTC By Jason Gale and Janice Kew 1 min read
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Roche Holding AG plans to deploy new laboratory equipment in the epicenter of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola epidemic as authorities struggle to contain a virus that has repeatedly outrun the response.

Roche Holding AG plans to deploy new laboratory equipment in the epicenter of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola epidemic as authorities struggle to contain a virus that has repeatedly outrun the response.
Congo (LOCATION) Roche (ORG) Expand Testing Capacity (ORG) Ituri Roche Holding AG (ORG) the Democratic Republic of Congo (LOCATION)
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