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WHO Says 906 Suspected Cases and 223 Suspected Deaths From Bundibugyo Strain of Ebola
The outbreak includes 125 confirmed cases and 17 confirmed deaths as testing improves and health officials investigate suspected infections.
- On Friday, the World Health Organization reported 906 suspected Ebola cases in the DRC, including 223 suspected deaths under investigation.
- Identified as the rare Bundibugyo strain, the Ebola outbreak likely began two months ago in eastern DRC and has since spread to Uganda.
- Officials confirmed 125 cases with 17 deaths across Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu, while Uganda reported nine confirmed cases; fatality rates range between 30 per cent and 50 per cent.
- Anais Legand of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme announced the first recovered patient's discharge, while the organization works to improve testing capacity and process sample backlogs.
- Experts remain concerned about undetected spread across densely populated areas, complicating contact tracing efforts, though the WHO noted no community transmission has been reported.
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There are 125 confirmed cases of the disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including 17 confirmed deaths in the provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu
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WHO says 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths from Bundibugyo strain of Ebola
GENEVA, May 29 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation said on Friday that there were 906 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 223 suspected deaths that were being investigated.
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