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A disease of deforestation: how Ebola is linked to the smartphone in your pocket

WORLDTHE GUARDIAN AFRICAFri, 05 Jun 2026
A disease of deforestation: how Ebola is linked to the smartphone in your pocket

As demand for cobalt, gold and other minerals grows, mining is accelerating deforestation in the Congo basin – and increasing the risk of deadly Ebola outbreaksFor decades after the discovery of Ebolavirus in 1976, outbr...

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