Ebola death toll in the DR Congo rises to 600 with over 1,700 confirmed cases
By the time the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in May, the virus had already been spreading undetected for weeks.
The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak currently has a case fatality rate of 34 per cent, based on data provided by the country’s health authorities.
The outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic virus has been concentrated in 37 health zones in Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces.
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