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| Ebola outbreak in DR Congo 'kills ten': medical NGO | Ebola outbreak in DR Congo 'kills ten': medical NGO |
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| Ten people have died after contracting a strain of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, medical charity MSF said. | Ten people have died after contracting a strain of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, medical charity MSF said. |
| The charity said there were a further six confirmed or probable cases in the town of Isiro. | The charity said there were a further six confirmed or probable cases in the town of Isiro. |
| The outbreak, involving the Bundibugyo strain, was first reported last week after one person had died. | The outbreak, involving the Bundibugyo strain, was first reported last week after one person had died. |
| Last month an outbreak of a more deadly Ebola strain in neighbouring Uganda killed 16 people. | Last month an outbreak of a more deadly Ebola strain in neighbouring Uganda killed 16 people. |
| The DR Congo outbreak occurred in Oriental province, which shares a border with Uganda. | The DR Congo outbreak occurred in Oriental province, which shares a border with Uganda. |
| Medicins sans Frontieres (MSF) has said that the two outbreaks may not be related. | |
| It is not clear when exactly the deaths in Isiro occurred. | It is not clear when exactly the deaths in Isiro occurred. |
| 'Very dangerous' | 'Very dangerous' |
| A medical coordinator for MSF, Anja de Weggheleire, told the BBC the Bundibugyo strain was still dangerous, if less fatal than the one detected in Uganda. | A medical coordinator for MSF, Anja de Weggheleire, told the BBC the Bundibugyo strain was still dangerous, if less fatal than the one detected in Uganda. |
| "It is normally less mortal and less virulent then the one we have seen in other places... But still it stays a very dangerous and mortal disease... we expect normally figures around 25 to 35 per cent mortality," Ms Weggheleire said. | "It is normally less mortal and less virulent then the one we have seen in other places... But still it stays a very dangerous and mortal disease... we expect normally figures around 25 to 35 per cent mortality," Ms Weggheleire said. |
| The charity says its staff in the affected area in north-east DR Congo are taking measures to locate and isolate anyone who has been in contact with those infected. | The charity says its staff in the affected area in north-east DR Congo are taking measures to locate and isolate anyone who has been in contact with those infected. |
| Experts have said that Isiro's position as a transit point could make an outbreak more challenging to control. | Experts have said that Isiro's position as a transit point could make an outbreak more challenging to control. |
| The virus, which is transmitted to humans from both monkeys and birds, causes massive internal bleeding and has a very high mortality rate. | The virus, which is transmitted to humans from both monkeys and birds, causes massive internal bleeding and has a very high mortality rate. |
| It is one of the most virulent diseases in the world and is spread by close personal contact. | It is one of the most virulent diseases in the world and is spread by close personal contact. |
| There is no vaccine for the virus and symptoms of infection include a sudden onset of fever, weakness, headache, vomiting and kidney problems. | There is no vaccine for the virus and symptoms of infection include a sudden onset of fever, weakness, headache, vomiting and kidney problems. |