A health official revealed that the Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded an Ebola-related death in a previously unaffected province, intensifying fears of broader virus spread. The deceased, a motorcycle taxi driver, journeyed from the hotspot of Haut-Uele to Bas-Uele, where no prior cases were reported.
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Democratic Republic of Congo’s fast-spreading Ebola outbreak is now the world’s second-largest on record, government data showed on Friday, as transmission continues to outpace efforts to contain the epidemic.
Uganda declared itself officially free of Ebola on Tuesday, closing the book on a 74-day outbreak that infected 20 people and killed two — while the virus continues its record-breaking rampage across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a crisis with no approved vaccine or treatment is racing toward the worst Ebola…
