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.
Government data shows that more than 10,000 people have contracted the rare virus, BBC News reported.
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo · Africa
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- Ebola, DR Congo
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- Health
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