00:00The Ebola epidemic has claimed more than 200 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo a little over one month
00:08after it was declared.
00:09The African Union's health agency, CDC, said Thursday the body said 202 people had died from the virus from 875
00:19confirmed cases, giving a mortality rate of just 23%.
00:24The Red Cross also warned that this week that the outbreak in the DRC has yet to peak and could
00:31take a year to contain.
00:32The response to the epidemic, the 17th to hit the vast Central African country, faces towering challenges.
00:40No approved vaccines or treatments exist from the Bundibuagyo strain of the virus.
00:45The three affected provinces in the northeastern DRC have long been gripped by conflicted mass displacement, complicating the response.
00:53The outbreak has spread to neighboring Uganda, though containment measures have been effective there, with 19 confirmed cases including two
01:02deaths and most of the cases are from Congolese travelers.
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