The Ebola virus has killed 10 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
As of Monday, WHO said,
the deaths are among 13 probable and two confirmed Ebola cases reported
in Orientale province in eastern Congo.
The Congolese Ministry of
Health has set up a task force to deal with the outbreak and is working
with WHO, UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
Twelve cases and eight
deaths occurred in the area of Isiro, a town in Congo's north, WHO said.
The fatalities included three health care workers. One death each
occurred in Congo's Pawa and Dungu regions.
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