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Novel Ebola Strain Kills 245 in DR Congo With No Vaccine Available

Sourced from 5 publications

•The Bundibugyo Ebola strain driving the outbreak currently has no vaccine or specific treatment available.
•DR Congo reports 245 deaths among 933 confirmed cases, with over 90% concentrated in the Ituri region.
•More than 70 medics have been infected with Ebola, according to Al Jazeera, highlighting severe healthcare worker exposure.
•Aid cuts and poor sanitation in displacement camps such as Kigonze are deepening transmission risks.
•Misinformation-fueled attacks on health facilities and clashes over militarized response efforts are hindering containment.

Sources

Ebola death toll in DR Congo rises to 245

Tass

Thirty dead at DRC displacement camp as Ebola threat grows

Al Jazeera

More than 70 medics infected with Ebola as DRC outbreak spreads ‘fast’

Al Jazeera

Another orphan dies from Ebola as Congo outbreak spreads

PBS NewsHour

Ebola: healthworkers worry for their life

France24

DR Congo's deadly Ebola outbreak is 'evolving fast', WHO warns

France24

Six-year-old Ebola patient taken from DR Congo hospital found and 'doing well'

BBC World

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