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Why Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than previous epidemics

By Clement Bonnerot and Jessica Donati DAKAR, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to surpass 4,000 cases this week and has been described as the fastest spreading on record since it was officially declared in May.

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The Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Congo Declared In May Probably Began In January

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Why Congo's record Ebola outbreak is becoming deadlier

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WHO chief arrives in Congo to support Ebola response as cases near 4,000

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo to support measures being ramped up to slow the world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, the agency said Wednesday, as confirmed cases rea...

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Over 1,700 dead from world’s fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak as WHO offers dire warning

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Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges

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US will nearly double financial commitment to Ebola response

State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott told reporters that the money would fund up to six months of activity and bring the total amount of direct U.S. assistance to $512 million.

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Ebola outbreak in Congo said to be 'more critical than ever'

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Congo Ebola response hit by worker protests over late pay

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More pregnant women are dying in Congo as they avoid hospitals over Ebola

Some pregnant women in eastern Congo are avoiding hospitals over fears of a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak, and more of them are dying around childbirth.

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WHO chief urges stronger Ebola response in DR Congo visit

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the outbreak is spreading faster than the response can scale up.

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WHO chief visits Congo to support Ebola efforts as some workers strike over pay

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was scheduled to meet with partners and President Félix Tshisekedi in the capital, Kinshasa, the WHO country office told The Associated Press. It was his second visit since the outbreak was declared in mid-May.

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Ebola death toll in DR Congo surpasses 1,000

Congo's Ebola outbreak has crossed the grim 1,000-death threshold, marking the fastest fatal surge in recorded history of the virus.

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Moderna authorized to test vaccines to fight Ebola virus in Congo

Health Canada has authorized Moderna to launch a clinical trial for a vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo form of the Ebola virus, which continues to surge throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo,

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Why Uganda seems to be winning the battle against Ebola as virus spreads in DR Congo

Uganda discharged its last Ebola patient from hospital roughly two weeks ago.

A day in the life of Congo's overstretched Ebola surveillance teams

BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo - On a good day, there are only four cars available to ferry surveillance teams around the city of Bunia, the epicenter of an Ebola outbreak surging through the Democratic Republic of Congo.