2017 Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bas U élé District: Outbreak Update

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 05/15/2017 This Web page provides an update on a cluster of suspected cases of Ebola virus disease in the province of Bas U élé in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It cites nine cases, including three deaths. Testing of samples was conducted by the Institut National de Recherche Biomedicale (INRB) in Kinshasa, with one sample testing positive for Ebola Zaire by RT-PCR. A map shows the country, located in Cental Africa , and indicates outbreaks of Ebola that have happened there. (Text)
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