Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province
- The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached an eighth province in the country’s north, authorities said on Sunday as the spread of the world’s fastest-growing outbreak of the disease on record continues to outpace response efforts.
- The Health Ministry has recorded two cases, including one death, in Nord-Ubangi province, bordering the Central African Republic.
- The ministry said both patients were men in their 20s living in the Wapinda health zone, which borders Bas-Uele province, where Ebola cases have been reported previously.
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- The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached an eighth province in the country’s north, authorities said on Sunday as the spread of the world’s fastest-growing outbreak of the disease on record continues to outpace response efforts.
- The Health Ministry has recorded two cases, including one death, in Nord-Ubangi province, bordering the Central African Republic.
- The ministry said both patients were men in their 20s living in the Wapinda health zone, which borders Bas-Uele province, where Ebola cases have been reported previously.
Sources: ABC News