Latest outbreak of Ebola in central Africa prompts global health emergency
A new outbreak of Ebola in central Africa has led to a global health emergency declaration. Over 500 cases have been identified in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with one confirmed death reported in Uganda. Health officials are actively responding to the epidemic, including examining samples from suspected cases.
- ▪Over 500 cases of Ebola have been identified in the DRC.
- ▪One confirmed death from Ebola has been recorded in Uganda.
- ▪Health officials are examining samples from suspected cases in Goma, North Kivu province.
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Latest outbreak of Ebola in central Africa prompts global health emergencyDRC and WHO officials have identified over 500 cases in the DRC and recorded one confirmed death from the disease in neighboring Uganda as of Wednesday.Follow us on GoogleBahati Erasto Musanga, provincial Governor walks with other officials, as they leave the Rodolphe Merieux Laboratory, National Biomedical Research Institute (INRB), where samples from suspected Ebola cases are examined, as part of the response to the epidemic in Goma, North Kivu province of the Demo(photo credit: Arlette Bashizi/Reuters)
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