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Ebola Outbreak in Congo Reaches 550 Cases and 100 Deaths

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The recent Ebola outbreak in Congo, caused by the Bundibugyo variant, has seen over 500 confirmed cases with roughly 100 deaths and fewer than 20 recoveries. Most cases are concentrated in Ituri province in eastern Congo, and no specific vaccine or treatment is available for this variant.

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    Hadja Lahbib
    European Commission
    1. Many patients arrive with situations that are already dire, so it's much harder to save them.
    2. We need to be able to provide diagnoses more quickly.

sources

  1. 1.Sweden Herald
  2. 2.CTV News
  3. 3.France 24
  4. 4.NPR
  5. 5.Agence France-Presse
  6. 6.National Public Radio

perspectives

  1. 1.Pandemic
  2. 2.Vaccination

countries

  1. 1.CongoCG
  2. 2.Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCD
  3. 3.UgandaUG
  4. 4.GermanyDE
  5. 5.FranceFR
  6. 6.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.National Institute for Public Health
  2. 2.US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  3. 3.Allied Democratic Forces
  4. 4.International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
  5. 5.Islamic State
  6. 6.World Health Organization

persons

  1. 1.Emmet Livingstone
  2. 2.Hadja LahbibBE
  3. 3.Jospin Mwisha
  4. 4.Peter Stafford

technicals

  1. 1.Ebola
Ebola Outbreak in Congo Reaches 550 Cases and 100 Deaths