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Fall in official Ebola numbers appears to be good news but it's not that simple
Key takeaways
- Fergus Walsh Medical editor EPAMedical staff must wear protective equipment when treating people with Ebola because it spread through bodily fluids.
- At one point the authorities were talking of more than 1,000 suspected cases and nearly 250 suspected deaths.
- They are now reporting around 380 confirmed cases in DR Congo, including 60 deaths, plus another 15 confirmed cases and one death in neighbouring Uganda.
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Fergus Walsh Medical editor EPAMedical staff must wear protective equipment when treating people with Ebola because it spread through bodily fluids. The latest Ebola figures from the Democratic Republic of Congo appear to offer some hope after the number of cases was dramatically scaled back.
At one point the authorities were talking of more than 1,000 suspected cases and nearly 250 suspected deaths.
They are now reporting around 380 confirmed cases in DR Congo, including 60 deaths, plus another 15 confirmed cases and one death in neighbouring Uganda.
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