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Ebola: WHO declares outbreak in DR Congo
Source: BBC
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
At least one person has died after contracting the virus in the country's north-east, the WHO says.
The Congolese health ministry had notified the WHO of a "lab-confirmed case" of Ebola, it added on Twitter.
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"It is in a very remote zone, very forested, so we are a little lucky. Bu we always take this very seriously," WHO Congo spokesman Eric Kabambi told Reuters news agency.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-39899406
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