An outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 31 people and the epidemic remains contained within the country´s northwest, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.
“There are now 31 deaths,” Eugene Kambambi, the WHO´s head of communication in DR Congo, told AFP adding that the epidemic remains ringfenced in an area around 800 kilometres (500 miles) north of Kinshasa. The WHO had previously given a death toll of 13 for the country.
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