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Ebola death toll doubles in Congo, outbreak not under control: WHO

13 September 2012 - 16:23 By Reuters
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Ebola virus virion. Created by CDC microbiologist Cynthia Goldsmith, this colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion.
Ebola virus virion. Created by CDC microbiologist Cynthia Goldsmith, this colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion.
Image: Cynthia Goldsmith

An outbreak of Ebola in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo was not under control and the number of people killed by the disease has more than doubled to 31 in the past week, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday.

"The epidemic is not under control ... On the contrary the situation is very, very serious," Eugene Kabambi, a spokesman for WHO in Kinshasa told Reuters by telephone.

The disease has stricken people in the towns of Isiro and Viadana in Orientale province.

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