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Ebola. DR Congo - which is currently facing its 17th outbreak of Ebola - is more familiar
outbreak in DR Congo as an international emergency, with 336 suspected cases and 88 deaths reported. The current strain of Ebola
Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri province a public health emergency of international concern. The agency added that the outbreak, with around 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths reported, does
DR Congo's biggest city, Goma, which has a population of around 850,000 people and is under rebel control. In Goma, the confirmed case involved a woman who had travelled to the city after
Congo is concerning. It has been spreading for weeks undetected in a part of the world where civil war makes getting on top of the virus difficult, and the species of Ebola involved is rare
Ebola, for which vaccines are available. However, Africa CDC said early testing suggested the current outbreak was a different type, with fuller genetic sequencing results due within 24 hours. The health watchdog said
current death toll was an estimate and further research was needed to confirm whether all 131 suspected deaths were indeed caused by Ebola. ![A port health officer sanitizes the hands of a motorbike rider