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Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Concerns raised that cases were caused by a new strain of the virus as African health officials race to coordinate and contain the infection An outbreak of Ebola has killed 65 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to African health officials. There have been 246 suspected cases of the deadly haemorrhagic fever reported so far in Ituri province, which shares borders with Uganda and South Sudan. Continue reading...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Concerns raised that cases were caused by a new strain of the virus as African health officials race to coordinate and contain the infection An outbreak of Ebola has killed 65 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to African health officials. There have been 246 suspected cases of the deadly haemorrhagic fever reported so far in Ituri province, which shares borders with Uganda and South Sudan. Continue reading…
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- Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Guardian - 2026-05-15T11:15:38+00:00
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