UN warns Ebola could cost Africa $3.6bn and jobs
- The latest Ebola outbreak in DRC has infected 1,307 people and claimed 377 lives since May.
- The United Nations has said that an Ebola outbreak could cost Africa up to $3.6bn and hundreds of thousands of jobs, potentially causing a development crisis.
- The outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, for which there is no tested vaccine or treatment, has infected 1,307 people and killed 377 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since being declared on May 15, the government says.
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- The latest Ebola outbreak in DRC has infected 1,307 people and claimed 377 lives since May.
- The United Nations has said that an Ebola outbreak could cost Africa up to $3.6bn and hundreds of thousands of jobs, potentially causing a development crisis.
- The outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, for which there is no tested vaccine or treatment, has infected 1,307 people and killed 377 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since being declared on May 15, the government says.
Sources: Al Jazeera