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EbolaOutbreakinDemocraticRepublicofCongoSpreads
TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)hasreportedanothercaseofEbolavirusdiseaseintheDemocraticRepublicofCongo(DRC).
WHOofficialssaidonThursdaythecasewasconfirmedinMbandaka,acityofmorethanonemillionpeople,inthecountry’snorthwest.
MbandakaisaboutkilometersfromBikoro,aruralareawhereEbolawasfoundearlierthismonth.
TheappearanceofthedeadlyvirusinthecityhasraisedfearsofanewEbolaepidemic.
WHODirector-GeneralTedrosAdhanomGhebreyesussaiditwasaconcerningdevelopment.
Atotalof44confirmed,probableorsuspectedcasesofthediseasehavebeenreportedsincetheEbolaoutbreakwasdiscovered.Officialssayatleast23peopleofthosepatientsarenowdead.
TheWHOsaysitissendingabout30expertstoMbandaka.Thefirstshipmentof4,experimentalEbolavaccinesarrivedWednesdayinCongo’scapital,Kinshasa.Thevaccinewillbegiventohealthcareworkersandthosewhohavehadcontactwiththevirus.