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Ebola: IOM urges wider surveillance beyond formal routes in DR Congo

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📍 DR Congo, CD·🕐 8h ago·3 outlets

Seventy-one confirmed Ebola cases have been detected along transit routes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since the outbreak began almost six months ago, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.

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The story so far · 3 reports · · 2 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 5:24 AM UTC
  1. Nov 10, 9:33 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading this
    Ebola: IOM urges wider surveillance beyond formal routes in DR Congonews.un.org ↗
  2. Nov 11, 1:27 AM UTC+4 h
    Ebola: IOM Urges Wider Surveillance Beyond Formal Routes In DR Congoeurasiareview.com ↗
  3. Nov 11, 5:24 AM UTC+8 h
    Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola - IOM Urges Wider Surveillance Beyond Formal Routes in DR Congoallafrica.com ↗
  4. Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 5:24 AM UTC · +8 h
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[Claude] Both other reports are the same IOM announcement on 71 Ebola cases along DRC transit routes, with matching figures.

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Ebola: IOM urges wider surveillance beyond formal routes in DR Congo Seventy-one confirmed Ebola cases have been detected along transit routes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since the outbreak began almost six months ago, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.

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