Sunday 20 May 2018

The return of Ebola: Death toll rises to 26 in Democratic Republic of Congo as deadly fever reaches city of more than ONE MILLION amid warning it could hit eight more countries


The Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 26, with eight neighbouring countries also at risk as the deadly disease plagues the region. 

The country's health ministry announced another death this morning, with four new cases of the deadly disease confirmed.
The World Health Organisation declared the risk of the disease spreading within the Congo as 'very high', after 46 cases of hemorrhagic fever were confirmed, 21 confirmed as Ebola, 21 probable and four suspected.
It has not yet branded the outbreak a world health emergency, but Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi and the Central African Republic are all in danger of catching it. 
A Congolese health worker is pictured washing residents' hands as a preventive measure against Ebola in the north west city of Mbandaka
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A Congolese health worker is pictured washing residents' hands as a preventive measure against Ebola in the north west city of Mbandaka 
A health worker is pictured spraying someone's foot with chlorine at Mbandaka General Hospital after the 26th Ebola death was confirmed on Sunday 
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A health worker is pictured spraying someone's foot with chlorine at Mbandaka General Hospital after the 26th Ebola death was confirmed on Sunday  
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