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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo kills 15 with dozens of suspected cases

Medical workers lead a young girl with suspected Ebola into the unconfirmed Ebola patients ward in August 2018 in Beni, northeastern DRC during the country's worst Ebola outbreak. AFP - JOHN WESSELS

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a new outbreak of the Ebola virus, with 15 deaths and 28 suspected cases since late August.

The outbreak is in central Kasai Province, the Congolese health ministry said on Thursday.

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