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Ebola outbreak ‘started probably a couple of months ago’: WHO

"Deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo: health agency
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The spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo means the outbreak likely began a few months ago, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

“Investigations are ongoing and our priority is really to cut the transmission chain by by implementing contact tracing, isolating and caring for all suspect and confirmed cases,” Anais Legand, WHO technical officer on viral haemorrhagic fevers, told journalists.

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