Number of Ebola deaths in DR Congo exceeds 5,000
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the number of laboratory-confirmed deaths from Ebola fever has reached 5,026. According to data from the National Institute of Public Health, a total of 10,351 cases have been registered, with a case fatality rate of 48.6%.
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This data is provided in the agency's report at the time of publication. The outbreak began on 15 May in the DR Congo and Uganda.
On 28 July, Ugandan authorities declared the end of the outbreak, and on 25 August, the World Health Organization confirmed this information. Later, the authorities of Kenya and the Ministry of Health of Nigeria reported the first cases of infection.
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