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WHO reports 906 suspected Ebola cases, 223 deaths from Bundibugyo strain

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WHO reports 906 suspected Ebola cases, 223 deaths from Bundibugyo strain

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WHO reports 906 suspected Ebola cases, 223 deaths from Bundibugyo strain
"A girl washes her hands at an Ebola screening point on the Ugandan border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). UK aid has helped vaccinate 250,000 people against Ebola in the DRC and neighbouring countries since August 2018. Picture: DFID/Anna" by DFID - UK Department for International Development is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that Congo has reported 906 suspected Ebola cases, including 223 suspected deaths that are still being investigated. The outbreak is being caused by the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola and is continuing to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with some cases also found in Uganda. WHO said there are currently no approved vaccines or treatments made specifically for this strain of Ebola.

The story centers on Vaccine, Ebola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and World Health Organization. It has drawn coverage across roughly 117 reports so far.

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