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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Kat Lay Global health correspondent

Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Health workers in protective gear walk toward the camera at an Ebola treatment centre
Health workers in protective clothing at an Ebola treatment centre in Beni in eastern DRC during an outbreak of the disease in 2019. Photograph: Jérôme Delay/AP Photo

An outbreak of Ebola has killed 65 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, health officials said.

There have been 246 suspected cases of the haemorrhagic fever reported so far in the conflict-hit Ituri province, which shares borders with Uganda and South Sudan.

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