HEALTHALLAFRICA
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Rare, Untreatable Strain' - Ebola Toll Mounts in Eastern DR Congo
The UN aid official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is visiting Ituri province, the epicenter of the country's Ebola outbreak, as confirmed cases reach 515 across three eastern provinces. The outbreak involves a 'rare, untreatable strain' of the virus.
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