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WHO: Spread of Ebola to DRC's Goma Could be 'Game-Changer'

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - The head of the [1]World Health Organization warns the spread
   of Ebola to a large city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
   could have dire consequences. The WHO chief spoke Monday at a
   high-level meeting that examined current efforts to contain the growing
   Ebola epidemic in Congo.
   The Ebola outbreak in Congo's conflict-ridden North Kivu and Ituri
   provinces is the second largest after the historic 2014 epidemic that
   killed 11,300 people in West Africa.

   As the first anniversary of the DRC epidemic draws near, the WHO
   reports nearly 2,500 people have been infected with the virus and 1,665
   people have died.

References

   1. https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/15-07-2019-high-level-meeting-on-the-ebola-outbreak-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-affirms-support-for-government-led-response-and-un-system-wide-approach

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