Antwerp, Belgium, May 20, 2026 (AFP) - In Belgium, health expert readies to fly to DR Congo Ebola zone

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2026-05-20

Days before flying out to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help tackle a raging Ebola outbreak, Belgian infectious disease specialist Laurens Liesenborghs has one certainty: He is "preparing for a marathon and not for a sprint." Working with the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, the specialist is assembling equipment, including testing kits, and plans to conduct a clinical study on site to trial new treatments. "We prepare first of al......

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