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KINSHASA – The Ministry of Health said the deadly Ebola outbreak that ravaged eastern DRC for nearly four months left 19 people dead, the ministry said. the health.
241 people, said the ministry in a statement on Tuesday.
"There were 241 deaths," the ministry said in an update dated Nov. 26, stating that there had been a total of 421 cases – of which 374 were confirmed. and 47 other probable.
74 other suspected cases are currently under investigation.
READ: The current Ebola outbreak is the worst in Congo's history: a ministry
The epidemic is the tenth largest in the DRC since Ebola was first detected in 1976. [19659002ThecrisisiscenteredaroundthebustlingcityofBeniintheeastofthecountryNorthKivuanareaaffectedbyarmedconflicthashamperedeffortstohalttheepidemic
Ebola is a serious infectious disease that can spread rapidly through small amounts of body fluids, causing internal bleeding and potentially death. ] DR Congo is carrying out a major campaign for the December 23 election to the successor of President Joseph Kabila, who has headed the vast country of Central Africa since 2001.
Since accession At the independence of Belgium in 1960, a nation with disabilities never experienced a peaceful transition of power.
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