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Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to seventh province as WHO says it is out of control
Congo's Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, has spread to seven provinces. The World Health Organization says the outbreak remains out of control and is on track to surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak, the deadliest on record, which killed more than 11,000 people.
Congo's Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease on record, has spread to seven provinces, local authorities said. The World Health Organization has said the outbreak remains out of control and is on track to surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak, the deadliest on record, which killed more than 11,000 people. The outbreak is showing no signs of slowing down.
The governor of the northwestern province of Sud-Ubangi, Jean-Rene Galekwa Vundawe, said Congo's national research institute tested a sample and found traces of the Bundibugyo virus, the rare kind of Ebola that caused the current outbreak. A statement issued Thursday and reported by local media outlets on Friday said the sample was from the Bulu health district in Sud-Ubangi. It did not disclose other information about the source of the infection.
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Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to seventh province as WHO says it is out of control
Congo's Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, has spread to seven provinces. The World Health Organization says the outbreak remains out of control and is on track to surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak, the deadliest on record, which killed more than 11,000 people.
Congo's Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease on record, has spread to seven provinces, local authorities said. The World Health Organization has said the outbreak remains out of control and is on track to surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak, the deadliest on record, which killed more than 11,000 people. The outbreak is showing no signs of slowing down.
The governor of the northwestern province of Sud-Ubangi, Jean-Rene Galekwa Vundawe, said Congo's national research institute tested a sample and found traces of the Bundibugyo virus, the rare kind of Ebola that caused the current outbreak. A statement issued Thursday and reported by local media outlets on Friday said the sample was from the Bulu health district in Sud-Ubangi. It did not disclose other information about the source of the infection.
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