DR Congo says the number of confirmed Ebola cases has surpassed 3,000
The epidemic is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the haemorrhagic virus for which there is no vaccine or specific treatment as yet.
This updated figure comes just three days after officials reported more than 1,000 deaths from the outbreak which has now spread to five provinces.
Halting the spread is complicated by the fact that the outbreak is unfolding in the eastern part of the country which is in the midst of an armed conflict.
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