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WHO warns of ‘catastrophic collision’ of Ebola and war in DR Congo

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WHO warns of ‘catastrophic collision’ of Ebola and war in DR Congo

Red Cross workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) lower the coffin of Dr Tibenderana Katho Blaise who worked at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) in Hoho commune and died of Ebola virus, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, at the Nyamurongo cemetery in Bunia town,…

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Ebola toll tops 200, other African countries seen at risk

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Ebola toll tops 200, other African countries seen at risk

Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo updated the death toll from the Ebola outbreak to 204 late Saturday, hours after the Red Cross said three volunteers had died there and Uganda confirmed three new Ebola cases. A Health Ministry statement said 204 deaths had been recorded in three provinces of the vast central African…

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