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Ebola: Over 1,000 people infected in Congo

Ebola: Over 1,000 people infected in Congo

Ebola has now infected more than 1,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in an outbreak that has spread to a third displacement camp and killed an 18-month-old girl.
Congo’s government confirmed that its death toll reached 254.
The speed of its spread across three provinces of eastern Congo has prompted warnings from African health experts that the outbreak could eventually surpass the epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people across West Africa from 2014 to 2016.
A Congolese health report stated that the 18-month-old baby was tested for Ebola on June 14 in the Hungbe displacement camp and died before the positive result came back the next day.
The report said the baby...

Source: Vanguard News

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