What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola
Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Mark Banchereau, Associated Press Mark Banchereau, Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An Ebola outbreak in Congo has surpassed 5,000 confirmed cases, making it one of the largest outbreaks of the deadly disease ever recorded. The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare type of Ebola that has no approved vaccine or treatment.
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Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Mark Banchereau, Associated Press Mark Banchereau, Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An Ebola outbreak in Congo has surpassed 5,000 confirmed cases, making it one of the largest outbreaks of the deadly disease ever recorded. The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare type of Ebola that has no approved vaccine or treatment. Congo's Ministry of Health had recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths, as of Sunday. READ MORE: Ebola outbreak has spread to new province in Congo, the head of Africa CDC says The outbreak is already the worst ever caused by the Bundibugyo virus and the deadliest Ebola outbreak in Congo's history.
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- Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Mark Banchereau, Associated Press Mark Banchereau, Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An Ebola outbreak in Congo has surpassed 5,000 confirmed cases, making it one of the largest outbreaks of the deadly disease ever recorded. The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare type of Ebola that has no approved vaccine or treatment.
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