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A month after the international emergency was declared, the new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to spread and has now reached 808 confirmed cases and 192 deaths.
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00:00Another information. A month after the international emergency was declared, the new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
00:07continues to spread and has now reached 808 confirmed cases and 192 deaths.
00:14The World Health Organization acknowledged that it has not been possible to halt the spread of the virus caused by
00:20the Bundibugi strain, for which there is no vaccine or specific treatment and which has a fatality rate of up
00:27to 50%.
00:28The medical response in the Congo faces serious shortages due to high population mobility, a weak health system and insecurity
00:36caused by armed groups in the provinces affected by disease and conflict.
00:40The organization Doctors Without Borders warned that treatment centers are overwhelmed and that official figures reflect only a part of
00:48the reality as many patients arrive in advanced stages without having been monitored previously.
00:58The American Government Marcelaide
01:00The American Government Government Government Government Governmentative
01:01Nervous
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