At least 30 deaths at DR Congo camp show Ebola could be spreading fast

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At least 30 deaths have occurred since early May in a displaced persons camp in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, raising concerns about a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak. Confirmed Ebola cases were reported in Kigonze camp, located in Bunia, the epicenter of the outbreak.

At least 30 people have died since the start of May in one camp for displaced civilians in northeastern Congo, a death rate that camp officials said was unprecedented, with some confirmed to have died from Ebola in a sign the disease could be spreading fast there. It was not possible to confirm the causes of all the deaths because patients or their relatives in Kigonze camp in Bunia – the epicentre of the Ebola ‌outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo – had until Thursday refused testing, a...