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Number of suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo passes
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Congolese authorities said suspected Ebola cases in eastern DR Congo reached 904, with 119 suspected deaths. WHO rates the risk inside the country as very high while the global spread risk remains low. Health workers are responding amid attacks on health centres, displacement, local failures, and international aid cuts.
- Frame 1Eastern DR Congo's suspected Ebola case count reached 904 on Sunday.
- Frame 2Officials also reported 119 suspected deaths as checks continue.
- Frame 3WHO rates the risk inside Congo very high, with global spread risk low.
- Frame 4Ituri province remains the centre after earlier counts topped 700 cases.
- Frame 5Burned clinics, displacement, local failures, and aid cuts slow the response.
- Frame 6Open question: can teams protect clinics and trace cases fast enough?
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- May 24, 10:35 PM EDT
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- May 24, 3:07 PM EDT