Africa CDC says Ebola outbreak is 'fastest-growing ever' after 600 deaths since mid-May
- The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the "fastest-growing" ever, African health authorities have said, with the World Health Organization reporting it has killed 600 people.
- Updated numbers issued by the UN health agency showed there have been 1,759 confirmed cases in DR Congo since the outbreak was declared in mid-May, including 600 confirmed deaths.
- "This is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever, not only among the previous Bundibugyo outbreaks, but all the different viruses that are causing Ebola," Wessam Mankoula, head of emergency preparedness and response for the Afr
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- The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the "fastest-growing" ever, African health authorities have said, with the World Health Organization reporting it has killed 600 people.
- Updated numbers issued by the UN health agency showed there have been 1,759 confirmed cases in DR Congo since the outbreak was declared in mid-May, including 600 confirmed deaths.
- "This is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever, not only among the previous Bundibugyo outbreaks, but all the different viruses that are causing Ebola," Wessam Mankoula, head of emergency preparedness and response for the Afr
Sources: Abc