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Outbreak spreads to 6th Congo province

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

KINSHASA, Congo -- Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province after a death was recorded in the previously unaffected Bas-Uele province, the head of Africa Centres for Disease Control said Thursday.

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    The Ebola outbreak has spread to a new province in Congo, the head of Africa CDC says (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The Ebola outbreak has spread to a new province in Congo, the head of Africa CDC says

  2. Daily Journal

    Congo’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak reaches a sixth province (opens Daily Journal)

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    KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province after a death was recorded in the previously unaffected Bas-Uele province, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said Thursday.

  3. PBS NewsHour

    Ebola outbreak has spread to new province in Congo, the head of Africa CDC says (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province, after a death was recorded in the previously unaffected Bas-Uele province, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said Thursday.

  4. The Guardian

    DRC’s fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province (opens The Guardian)

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    Man dies in Bas-Uele after travelling from Haut-Uele, as head of WHO says outbreak on track to be deadliest ever The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to a sixth province, officials have said, a day after the head of the World Health Organization said the outbreak was…

  5. Al Jazeera

    DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to a sixth province (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Ebola outbreak has killed 2,128 people out of around 4,566 recorded cases in the DRC, according to government figures.

  6. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Outbreak spreads to 6th Congo province (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    KINSHASA, Congo -- Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province after a death was recorded in the previously unaffected Bas-Uele province, the head of Africa Centres for Disease Control said Thursday.

  7. Semafor

    Ebola outbreak spreads to new province in DR Congo (opens Semafor)

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    More than 2,000 people have been killed so far, almost three times the number that had died at this point during the worst Ebola outbreak before now over a decade ago.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Congo's Ebola cases rising at record pace (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Ebola virus is spreading rapidly in the DRC. In Kinshasa, a city of millions, fears of a serious health crisis are growing. Hospitals are scrambling to prepare for emergencies as best as they can.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Congo: Ebola cases are rising at record pace (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The Ebola virus is spreading rapidly in the DRC. In Kinshasa, a city of millions, fears of a serious health crisis are growing. Hospitals are scrambling to prepare for emergencies as best as they can.

  10. France 24

    DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province (opens France 24)

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    In tonight's edition: The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading, with the virus now confirmed in a sixth province, raising fresh concerns about new infections and the challenges facing health teams.

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