Ebola outbreak in DRC: 5 recoveries and ongoing response efforts
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World Health Organization (WHO), DRC health authorities
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu)
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Ebola outbreak in DRC surpasses 10,000 cases
Ebola cases in the DRC have reached 10,141 with nearly 5,000 deaths. This is the 17th and largest Ebola outbreak in the country's history. Clinical trials for vaccines are underway in Bunia.
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