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Three New Ebola Cases Confirmed by Congo Health Ministry as Outbreak Spreads

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Three New Ebola Cases Confirmed by Congo Health Ministry as Outbreak Spreads

23:26 GMT 18.05.2018 (Updated: 11:09 GMT 24.11.2022)

© AFP 2023 / Carl de Souza A file picture taken on August 14, 2014 shows Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) medical staff wearing protective clothing treating the body of an Ebola victim at their facility in Kailahun.

A file picture taken on August 14, 2014 shows Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) medical staff wearing protective clothing treating the body of an Ebola victim at their facility in Kailahun. - Sputnik International

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Three new cases of the Ebola viral disease were confirmed Friday in the northwestern city of Mbandaka in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the local health authority said.

The situation report circulated by Health Minister Oly Ilunga said three people had tested positive for Ebola in the Wangata community in Mbandaka, the capital of the Equateur province.

A health care worker sprays disinfectant outside a USAID, funded Ebola clinic in Monrovia, Liberia, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015 - Sputnik International

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A total of 43 cases of hemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 17 were confirmed, 21 were probable and five were suspected. Eight suspected cases in Bikoro tested negative.

The World Health Organization met earlier in the day for an emergency session on the Congo outbreak. The health authority said the ongoing pandemic did not yet warrant a global health emergency status.