Ebola spreading exponentially in Congo as death toll tops 2,500, UN says
With emergency funds set to run dry within weeks, front-line responders in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing escalating violence and conspiracy theories while attempting to contain the Bundibugyo Ebola strain.
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Ebola spreading exponentially in Congo as death toll tops 2,500, UN says(opens original report in a new tab)France 24Tier B
2,500 dead and rising: UN says DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'growing exponentially'(opens original report in a new tab)The Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing "exponentially", with more than 2,500 deaths recorded and half of those in the last 20 days, the senior UN coordinator on the disease said Friday.… — France 24
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