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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Jean-Yves Kamale,Monika Pronczuk and Wilson McMakin

American doctor tests positive for Ebola as death toll in Congo outbreak surpasses 100

The new cases come after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday - (AFP via Getty Images)

An American doctor is among the latest confirmed cases in an Ebola outbreak in Congo as fatalities have surpassed 100 across two provinces after a delayed response by the local government.

The US doctor tested positive in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province, Dr Jean-Jacques Muyembe, medical director of the Congolese National Institute of Bio-Medical Research, told The Associated Press.

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