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Health workers at Matanda health centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo receiving the Ebola vaccination on 15 February 2021. Picture: Twitter/@WHOAFRO

Ebola

DR Congo starts vaccinating against deadly Ebola outbreak

By AFP

It's the 14th outbreak of the killer virus in the country since 1976, including six since 2018.

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    WHO declares an end to second Ebola outbreak in Guinea

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  • FILE: Health specialists prepare for work in an isolation ward for patients at the Doctors Without Borders facility in Gukedou, southern Guinea. Picture: AFP.

    WHO declares an end to second Ebola outbreak in Guinea

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    The latest outbreak saw 16 confirmed cases and seven probable infections, the WHO said, adding 12 of these were fatal.

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