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Ebola Death Toll Hits 69

Sept. 15, 2012

CONGO: An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has killed 31 in recent days, according to the UN health agency.

The World Health Organisation said there have been 69 cases, including nine confirmed by a lab.

WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib told reporters in Geneva that "the situation is serious".

Adding to the mystery, she said, is that "it is unusual that the first person to be infected with Ebola was a health worker" and not someone working outside.





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