Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are responding to a rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain. The outbreak is centered in eastern Ituri province, with cases also reported in North Kivu and South Kivu. Figures cited by European health authorities listed 282 confirmed cases, 42 confirmed deaths and 220 suspected cases under investigation in DRC as of June 1, while Uganda reported nine confirmed cases and one death, at least three linked to travel f...

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