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DR Congo: Young doctor dies of Ebola as cases surge beyond epicentre

Victor Kingombe died at an Ebola treatment centre in Kisangani, three months after Tshopo province first reported cases.

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00:00Colleagues and family mourn the death of a young doctor, Victor Kingombe, who died on
00:05Thursday of Ebola in the Congolese city of Kisangani.
00:08The capital of Choupo province first reported Ebola cases in late June, and the treatment
00:13center where he died was inaugurated less than two weeks ago.
00:17While there's been a decrease in Ituri province, the epicenter of the outbreak, cases have
00:22surged in neighboring regions.
00:26This disease is real.
00:28Here is a doctor who was trying to save lives, and he himself was a victim.
00:33He's just left us.
00:36It's a sad reality, but we accept it as it is, knowing that God is the master of time
00:42and circumstance.
00:46In August, the DRC started giving healthcare workers in Kisangani a vaccination originally
00:51developed for Ebola caused by the Zaire virus.
00:55It was found to offer some protection even though this outbreak is caused by the Bundibujo strain.

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