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PUBLIC HEALTH ALERTS • DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Ebola deaths in Congo top 5,000 as outbreak continues

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Congolese government data cited by news outlets puts Ebola deaths above 5,000, while the wider outbreak continues. An MSF treatment center in Ituri has discharged its last confirmed patients, but that does not mean the outbreak is over.

HOW THIS BRIEF WAS MADE 7 outlets: 3 national · 4 international. Automated sourcing and summaries by the BLUF engine. Corrections

Why it matters

The outbreak is a public-health concern in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring countries. In the United States, the CDC has imposed a travel-related declaration requirement, which airline groups have asked it to reassess.