Congo Ebola outbreak kills more than 5,000
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 5,000, government data showed on Friday, as authorities had yet to find a way to control the country's deadliest Ebola epidemic on record.
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same DR Congo Ebola death toll passing 5,000, with no conflicting facts (it adds that the outbreak is spreading across Africa).
1h agoAlso reported by kenya-today.com (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
1h ago[Claude, second read] Rates it CRITICAL, not HIGH. Ebola death toll surpassed 5,000 with no control yet; mass casualties (100+ dead) ongoing.
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