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Congo Ebola Outbreak Tops 6,000 Cases as Death Toll Nears 3,000

An Ebola outbreak spreading across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 6,000 confirmed cases, extending what is already the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded in the country as health authorities struggle to contain transmission amid armed conflict, population displacement and shortages of medical resources.

Congo Ebola Outbreak Tops 6,000 Cases as Death Toll Nears 3,000

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An Ebola outbreak spreading across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 6,000 confirmed cases, extending what is already the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded in the country as health authorities struggle to contain transmission amid armed conflict, population displacement and shortages of medical resources.

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An Ebola outbreak spreading across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 6,000 confirmed cases, extending what is already the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded in the country as health authorities struggle to contain transmission amid armed conflict, population displacement and shortages of medical resources.

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