Congo is a country in Central Africa. Known for its vast natural resources, prolonged internal armed conflicts, and recurring disease outbreaks including multiple Ebola episodes. Recently, Congo has been at the center of a major Ebola outbreak, with hundreds of confirmed cases and deaths prompting international response and U.S. travel restrictions. Last updated 3 days ago
Four out of five Ebola patients in the ongoing Congo outbreak have no traceable source of infection, a senior WHO official warns. The real case count could be "two or three times" higher than current field figures. - Reuters
France has confirmed its first Ebola case connected to the ongoing Congo outbreak. A doctor who returned from a humanitarian mission tested positive and is now in isolation. Authorities are tracing contacts and say the wider risk to Europe remains low.
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