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Deadly DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to rebel-held South Kivu

Ground crew load medical supplies onto a UN-operated charter plane bound for Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the World Health Organization (WHO) response to the latest deadly Ebola ou
Ground crew load medical supplies onto a UN-operated charter plane bound for Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the World Health Organization (WHO) response to the latest deadly Ebola outbreak. © Tony KARUMBA / AFP

Bukavu (AFP) – A first Ebola case has been confirmed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, in an area under the Rwanda-backed M23 militia's control, the armed group's spokesman said Thursday.

Efforts to get a grip on the latest outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic disease, which the World Health Organization has declared an international emergency, have been hampered by the DRC's long-running conflicts, including between the Congolese army and the M23.

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