Ebola death rate exceeds 50% in DR Congo as US tightens travel restrictions

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak has a reported fatality rate above 50%, with the death toll revised upward as cases spread across several provinces. The United States has tightened travel restrictions in response to the outbreak.

The death rate among confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has exceeded 50%, following an upward revision of the country’s official death toll as the outbreak continues to spread across several provinces. According to a Bloomberg report, citing the country’s National Institute of Public Health, the outbreak has recorded 10,414 […] The post Ebola death rate exceeds 50% in DR Congo as US tightens travel restrictions appeared first on Nairametrics.

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