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DRC’s fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province

Man dies in Bas-Uele after travelling from Haut-Uele, as head of WHO says outbreak on track to be deadliest ever The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to a sixth province, officials have said, a day after the head of the World Health Organization said the outbreak was on track to surpass the deadliest in history, which erupted more than a decade ago and killed more than 11,000 people.…

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DR Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province after a death was recorded in the previously unaffected Bas-Uele province.

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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, caused by the Bundibugyo species, has killed more than 2,500 people and is growing exponentially; it is now the deadliest and fastest-spreading outbreak in the country's history, affecting an area larger than France.

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In this event More than 2,500 dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak, UN says Earlier coverage Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in its history Earlier coverage Congo’s Ebola outbreak on track to surpass deadliest in history, WHO chief says Earlier coverage
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Fastest-growing Ebola outbreak spreads to previously unaffected area

DR Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province after a death was recorded in the previously unaffected Bas-Uele province.

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