DR Congo reports over 10,000 Ebola cases as the outbreak spreads abroad, with no approved vaccine or specific treatment for the Bundibugyo virus
DR Congo has reported more than 10,000 Ebola cases and nearly 4,900 deaths.
DW reports: DR Congo has reported more than 10,000 Ebola cases and nearly 4,900 deaths.
The outbreak involves a virus for which there is no approved vaccine or specific treatment, complicating efforts to contain its spread.
This health story centres on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include DR Congo, Ebola and Bundibugyo.
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo · Africa
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- DR Congo, Ebola, Bundibugyo
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