Congo Ebola outbreak claims nearly half of infected as cases cross 11,000
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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resulted in over 11,000 cases and high fatalities. Basic health measures are inadequate, with most cases detected…
Six months after an Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the disease continues to spread, with more than 11,000 cases recorded and nearly half of those infected dying, according to government data.The outbreak is the deadliest among the 17 recorded in Congo and is on track to exceed the death toll of the West African Ebola epidemic, which killed around 11,000 people between 2014 and 2016.Efforts to contain the virus have struggled, with basic public health measures such as contact tracing and isolation remaining inadequate.
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