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Six months on, Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo now second largest in history
KINSHASA/NEW YORK, 30 January 2019, – Since the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was declared six months ago, 1 st of August 2018, more than 740 people – 30 per cent of whom are children – have been infected with the disease, including over 460 who have died, and 258 that have su...
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Children account for more than one third of Ebola cases in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo – UNICEF
KINSHASA,, DAKAR, NEW YORK, GENEVA,, 11 December 2018, – Children now account for more than one third of the Ebola cases in affected regions of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UNICEF said today. The UN children’s agency also reported that one in ten Ebola cases is under five-years-old, while ch...