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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Ebola vaccination begins in southern Congo

Congo Ebola - (MSF)

Vaccination for those exposed to the Ebola virus and front-line health workers has begun in southern Kasai province, the World Health Organization said Sunday.

An outbreak of the highly contagious disease was announced earlier this month in the locality of Bulape, in Kasai, has left at least 16 dead and 68 other suspected cases, according to last week’s briefing by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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