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Ebola in DR Congo: first month of outbreak sees record number of cases – UN humanitarians

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Ebola has been spreading at unprecedented speed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bringing risk and fear into people’s daily lives, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. 

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Global Ebola cases top 1,000 as UN races to reach DR Congo’s most vulnerable

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Confirmed Ebola cases in outbreak zone top 1,000

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Ebola in DR Congo: first month of outbreak sees record number of cases – UN humanitarians

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Confirmed Ebola cases in outbreak zone top 1,000

Congo’s Ministry of Health on Sunday confirmed that there are more than 1,000 cases of Ebola in the country. The ministry reported that there have been 1,003 cumulative confirmed cases …

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Global Ebola cases top 1,000 as UN races to reach DR Congo’s most vulnerable

As global confirmed Ebola cases reach 1,000, nearly three million children and adolescents are at risk in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while efforts …