Ebola reaches Nord-Ubangi, the eighth province affected in DR Congo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TimesLIVE
Two Ebola cases have been confirmed in Nord-Ubangi, bringing to eight the number of provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo affected by the outbreak. The Bundibugyo strain outbreak has exceeded 9,000 cases and 4,000 deaths, according to health officials cited by Reuters.
Two Ebola cases have been confirmed in Nord-Ubangi province, in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to two health officials cited by TimesLIVE. The province, which borders the Central African Republic, is the eighth to be affected by the Bundibugyo strain outbreak.
The outbreak, announced in mid-May, has exceeded 9,000 cases and 4,000 deaths, making it the second-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded, the outlet reports. Congolese authorities had not yet officially announced the two cases in Nord-Ubangi.
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