Ebola Outbreak In Congo: Things Are Getting Worse

Seamus Bellamy, Boing Boing
Tue, 10/23/2018 - 1:41pm

The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has proven a sumbitch to contain. Since this latest "oh shit" moment in the history of this infectious outbreak started on August 1st, the brave healthcare professionals and epidemiologists throwing their shoulders into the problem have reported 200 total cases of the disease, 117 confirmed Ebola-related deaths and 35 deaths that are probably related to the illness.

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