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Congo’s Ebola death toll surpasses 5,000 as virus continues to spread
Headline from The Columbian, on the newest of 2 developments
NAIROBI, Kenya — More than 5,000 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the latest outbreak of the virus was detected in mid-May, according to the country’s health authorities.
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BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 10,000 confirmed cases, government data showed Tuesday, as health authorities race to slow the spread of the disease in multiple African countries.
DR Congo has reported more than 10,000 Ebola cases and nearly 4,900 deaths. The outbreak involves a virus for which there is no approved vaccine or specific treatment, complicating efforts to contain its spread.
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo surpassed 10,000 as violence against health workers responding to the outbreak left a nurse dead, according to the government and United Nations.
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases, with nearly half of those infected dying. Declared in May, it is the fastest-growing outbreak on record and has spread to Kenya and Nigeria. Responders face armed conflict, poor roads and public mistrust as they battle the rare Bundibugyo …
The current outbreak, first identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has now counted 10,000 patients and has spread with great speed. How can it be stopped?
The Ebola outbreak spreading across the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases, with nearly 4,900 deaths reported across affected countries as the virus continues to spread beyond the country’s borders.
Two community health workers trying to spread awareness of Ebola in the eastern Congo were attacked by a machete-wielding mob on Friday, further demonstrating the difficulty of controlling the deadly disease among hostile and suspicious rural residents as the total number of cases surpassed 10,000.
The DRC's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has exceeded 10,000 cases and 4,887 deaths, spreading across eight provinces and prompting trials of vaccines without proven human efficacy.
Deaths in Congo's Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the disease spreads relentlessly. Data from the Congolese Ministry of Health shows the virus has killed 5,026 out of 10,351 infected, with a nearly 50% lethality rate.
BUNIA, Congo -- Deaths in Congo's Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the latest government data on Saturday shows.
NAIROBI, Kenya — More than 5,000 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the latest outbreak of the virus was detected in mid-May, according to the country’s health authorities.
The death rate among confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has climbed above 50% after health authorities added hundreds of previously unallocated fatalities to the official toll.
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