More die of suspected Ebola as WHO warns that numbers will rise further
In its latest update, the World Health Organization says there have now been 139 suspected deaths and 600 cases.
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In its latest update, the World Health Organization says there have now been 139 suspected deaths and 600 cases.
The World Health Organization reports 51 confirmed Ebola cases in Congo's Ituri and North Kivu provinces, with nearly 600 suspected cases and 139 deaths. The risk of global spread is low, but high at national and regional levels.
The World Health Organization assesses the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda as posing a high regional risk but a low global threat, with over 130 suspected deaths and nearly 600 suspected cases.
The World Health Organization declares the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, with over 390 suspected cases and more than 100 deaths.
WHO reports 600 suspected Ebola cases and 139 deaths, with numbers expected to rise due to the time the virus circulated before detection in Congo and Uganda.
The World Health Organization reports over 600 suspected Ebola cases and 139 suspected deaths, with the risk of global spread assessed as low but high at national and regional levels.
The World Health Organization reports 600 suspected Ebola cases and 139 suspected deaths in Congo and Uganda, with numbers expected to rise as the outbreak continues.
The World Health Organization reports 600 suspected Ebola cases and 139 suspected deaths, with numbers expected to rise due to the time the virus circulated before detection.
The World Health Organization reports 600 suspected Ebola cases and 139 suspected deaths, warning that numbers could rise due to the time the virus circulated before detection.
The World Health Organization reports 600 suspected Ebola cases and 139 suspected deaths, with numbers expected to rise due to the time the virus circulated before detection.
The World Health Organization reports 139 suspected Ebola deaths in Congo's Ituri and North Kivu provinces, with numbers expected to rise due to the time the virus circulated before detection.
The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused 139 suspected deaths with nearly 600 suspected cases, according to the World Health Organization.
The WHO reports nearly 600 suspected Ebola cases and 139 deaths in Congo and Uganda, declaring the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
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