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Congo Ebola deaths up over 1,500 as responders scramble

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

BUNIA, Congo -- Ebola has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data released Thursday showed, marking a 50% increase in around a week as the emergency continues to outpace response efforts.

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  1. Green Field Reporter

    Death toll tops 1,500 in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, Congo says (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo, according to official data released Thursday, a 50% spike in around a week that shows the outbreak continues to outpace response efforts.

  2. Daily Journal

    Congo says the death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500 (opens Daily Journal)

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    BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo, official data released on Thursday showed, marking a 50% increase in around a week that shows the emergency continuing to outpace response efforts.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Congo’s Ebola death toll passes 1,500 as it struggles to halt spread (opens Al Jazeera)

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    There's still no vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of the virus as the country struggles for control in infected areas.

  4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Congo Ebola deaths up over 1,500 as responders scramble (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    BUNIA, Congo -- Ebola has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data released Thursday showed, marking a 50% increase in around a week as the emergency continues to outpace response efforts.

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