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Ebola deaths in DR Congo top 5,000
More than 5,000 people have died from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to government data.[1, 2, 3 +1] Data from the Congolese Ministry of Health showed 5,026 deaths out of 10,351 infected, a nearly 50% lethality rate, PBS NewsHour reported.[1] BBC News reported that more than 10,000 people have contracted the rare virus, calling it DR Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak.[3]
Al Jazeera reported that authorities are struggling to find a way to control the outbreak, with no approved treatments or vaccines.[2] PBS NewsHour reported mounting fear of continent-wide spread.[1]
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