What you Need to Know About Ebola Outbreaks In DR Congo
This is the ninth Ebola outbreak in the country since 1976. The previous outbreaks were centred in rural areas and contained before they reached an urban environment like Mbandaka. The current outbreak is the fourth in Equateur Province - following others in 1976, 1977, and 2014.
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Congo's health ministry issued a statement late Friday confirming three new cases of lethal Ebola virus in Mbandaka city. There are now 17 confirmed and 43 possible Ebola cases. At ... Read more »
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A meeting convened by the World Health Organisation on Friday warned that there was a risk of the Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo spreading rapidly, even across internatonal ... Read more »