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Doctor dies of Ebola while treating patients in Beni

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Doctor dies of Ebola while treating patients in Beni

Doctor Marie-France Shogogo has died from Ebola virus disease after contracting the infection while treating patients in Beni, in eastern DR Congo. Africa CDC Director General Jean Kaseya announced her death, according to Daily Post Nigeria.

Doctor Marie-France Shogogo has died from Ebola virus disease after contracting the infection while treating patients in Beni, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Her death was announced by Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC, in a message posted on the social network X, Daily Post reports.

The death of the healthcare worker comes as the response to the outbreak faces calls for better coordination among health-sector actors. Africa CDC issued the call on 29 October, according to the call for better coordination of the Ebola response.

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