The Ebola outbreak is breaking records -- and just marked a grim milestone
The current outbreak, first identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has now counted 10,000 patients and has spread with great speed.
NPR reports that the current outbreak, first identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has now counted 10,000 patients and has spread with great speed.
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