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Topic: epidemic

Health workers preparing to enter an Ebola treatment unit (file image)
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Wednesday, 7/8, 10:44 PM

Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Congo Becomes One of the Deadliest on Record

  • An Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 500 people among over 1,500 cases, one of the deadliest starts to an epidemic of the disease on record, according to the World Health Organization.
  • The strain involved is not covered by existing vaccines, and unpaid health workers are threatening to walk out.

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