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Worst DR Congo Ebola epidemic ever passes 7,000 cases

Worst DR Congo Ebola epidemic ever passes 7,000 cases

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Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3DR Congo begins vaccinating against largest and deadliest Ebola outbreaklist 2 of 3Children return to school in DR Congo amid growing concerns over Ebolalist 3 of 3Ebola case detected in seventh DR Congo provinceend of listOf the 7,022 registered cases, 3,398 people have died, according to DRC authorities.

More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) worst outbreak of the deadly disease, according to figures from Congolese authorities.

Most of the recorded cases remain in Ituri, where Ebola has been detected in schools in the days after the post-summer holiday return to classes, causing alarm among parents and health workers.

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