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More than 5,000 die from Ebola in DR Congo's deadliest outbreak
Government data shows that more than 10,000 people have contracted the rare virus.
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Africa's Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases, mainly in DR Congo
Africa's outbreak of the Ebola virus has passed more than 10,000 cases, health authorities said Tuesday, with the vast majority located in Democratic Republic of Congo. There are currently no approved vaccines for the rare Bundibugyo species of Ebola driving the current infections.
DR Congo begins pivotal Ebola vaccine trial as outbreak kills nearly 4,700
A pivotal trial of vaccines against the strain of Ebola that is driving a deadly outbreak across parts of Africa has begun in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the epidemic originated and the vast majority of cases and deaths have occurred.
Fast-moving Ebola outbreak spreads to another Congo province
The outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment
Ebola death toll in Congo tops 4,000 in fastest-growing outbreak on record
Congo's Ebola outbreak has now recorded more than 4,000 deaths, authorities said, in what has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history.
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