Ebola outbreak declared in eastern DR Congo after 65 deaths reported

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An Ebola outbreak has been declared in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following numerous suspected cases and deaths.

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has declared an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after hundreds of suspected cases and dozens of deaths were reported in Ituri province. According to Africa CDC, at least 246 cases and 65 deaths have been recorded, with the majority linked to the gold-mining towns of […]

Topics covered

• Ebola outbreak
• public health
• disease control
• Democratic Republic of Congo
• Africa CDC
• Ituri province
• gold-mining towns

Keywords

• Ebola
• outbreak
• Democratic Republic of Congo
• Africa CDC
• Ituri province
• disease
• health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

Places: Democratic Republic of Congo, Ituri province, gold-mining towns

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