Ebola spreading exponentially in DRC as death toll tops 2,500: UN
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More than 2,500 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Ebola outbreak, which is spreading exponentially in an area larger than France, senior UN Ebola co-ordinator Julien Harneis said on Friday.
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More than 2,500 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Ebola outbreak, which is spreading exponentially in an area larger than France, senior UN Ebola co-ordinator Julien Harneis said on Friday.
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