Ebola Spreading In DRC, Disease Could Reach Neighboring Congo, WHO Warns
U.N. News: WHO warns against potential Ebola spread in DR Congo and beyond
“Ebola is spreading in a western province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising fears that the disease could reach neighboring Republic of Congo and even the capital, Kinshasa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. The outbreak in Equateur Province emerged in early June and has now spread into another of its 17 health zones, bringing the total number of affected zones to 12. So far, there have been 113 cases and 48 deaths…” (9/11).
Additional coverage of the WHO’s concerns is available from VOA News.
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