Suspected Ebola Kills 48 in Congo

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Suspected Ebola Kills 48 in Congo

A suspected Ebola outbreak in the Republic of the Congo has left 48 people dead and many others infected, local media reported Wednesday.

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A suspected Ebola outbreak in the Republic of the Congo has left 48 people dead and many others infected, local media reported Wednesday.

Medical experts in the Cuvette West region in the central part of the African country are taking blood tests amid suspicions thatthe disease is Ebola, Joseph Mboussa, a top official of the healthministry, was quoted as saying.

Ebola is one of the world's deadliest viral diseases, causing rapid death through massive blood loss in up to 90 percent of those infected.

Medical officials from the government and the World Health Organization (WHO) have rushed to the towns of Mbomo, Kelle and Yembelangoye in Cuvette West after reports of a hemorrhagic fever outbreak reached Brazzaville, the national capital.

The authorities have closed schools, churches and government offices in the affected region, according to the report.

WHO figures indicate that more than 1,000 people have died of Ebola since the virus was first identified in 1976.

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