WHO Warns of Growing Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo as Deaths Rise
The World Health Organization has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to grow, with suspected deaths climbing to over 130. A US doctor who contracted the virus has been flown to Germany for treatment.
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More die of suspected Ebola as WHO warns that numbers will rise further
In its latest update, the World Health Organization says there have now been 139 suspected deaths and 600 cases.
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Dr Peter Stafford’s wife and four children are also being monitored for symptoms amid Ebola outbreak in the DRC An American doctor who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been flown to Germany for treatment, along with his wife and four children, as the World Health Organization warned of the “scale and speed” of the outbreak. Authorities have reported at least 134 suspected deaths and more than 500 cases of the hemorrhagic Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved trea...
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The Ebola outbreak linked to more than 130 deaths in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo likely started two months ago and is expected to continue to grow, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. The outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no vaccine, was declared last Friday and has alarmed experts […]
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