Ebola death toll in DR Congo passes 5,000
Authorities are struggling to find a way to control the outbreak, with no approved treatments or vaccines.
Al Jazeera English reported that authorities are struggling to find a way to control the outbreak, with no approved treatments or vaccines.
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo · Africa
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- DR Congo
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- World
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