WHO Confirms Ebola Outbreak In Congo, 9 Dead So Far - Reuters

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BRAZZAVILLE - "Ebola has returned to the Republic of Congo, killing nine people since the end of April, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday after tests confirmed the presence of the deadly virus.

"The results (of laboratory tests) came in yesterday ... It is indeed a case of Ebola," said Adamou Yada, WHO's representative in Congo, which has faced serious outbreaks of the disease in the past.

The latest outbreak is in the forested northwestern Cuvette-Ouest region, where nearly 150 people died from Ebola in 2003. Neighbouring Gabon also had outbreaks in 2001 and 2002. "Since the beginning (of the outbreak), we have registered 11 cases, including nine deaths," Yada said.

There is no known cure for Ebola, which is passed on by infected body fluids and kills between 50 and 90 percent of victims, depending on the strain. Ebola damages blood vessels and can cause extensive bleeding, diarrhoea and shock. Its worst outbreak, in 1995, killed more than 250 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo."

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[CottonBear]

1. Those poor people. War, genocide, AIDS & Ebola makes their lives hell.

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[SnowGoose]

2. There's also an outbreak in Angola

Marburg fever death toll tops 300 in Angola

"LUANDA, Angola - Marburg fever has killed more than 300 people in Angola, mainly through exposure to the deadly virus at home and at funerals, but the situation is improving, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.

The United Nations agency said Angolan health officials had reported 337 cases since late last year, 311 of them fatal."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7909383/