Ebola outbreak is three times bigger than any previous outbreak at the same stage
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Ebola outbreak is three times bigger than any previous outbreak at the same stage
GEOFFREY YORK
AFRICA BUREAU CHIEF
JOHANNESBURG
PUBLISHED 2 HOURS AGO
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The outbreak of the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, first detected in mid-May in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has spread rapidly to 31 health zones in three provinces of the country, along with a spillover to neighbouring Uganda.
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A month after Ebola was detected, the epidemic in eastern Congo is already three times bigger than any previous outbreak …
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