Fresh Ebola outbreak in DR Congo likely to spread to neighboring countries: WHO


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The latest and ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is likely to spread to the neighboring Republic of the Congo, warned Friday the World Health Organization (WHO). The DRC declared the 14th Ebola outbreak in Mbandaka of the northwestern Equateur Province, with two confirmed cases who died in the community before being diagnosed. According to WHO, gene sequencing indicates that the fresh outbreak is a spill-over event from the host/animal reservoir, other than being linked to previous outbreaks in the province. "The outbreak risks spreading to other provinces, including Kinshasa (capital), as well as the...