Ebola Is Back, and Second Case Of Victim Confirmed, Plus Another 17 Alleged To Be Infected In Congo

Deadly virus, Ebola is back, and the second case of Ebola victim is now confirmed, and another 17 people are suspected to have been infected by the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, this is confirmed by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

   

Three people have died in the Ebola case among the 19 suspected cases, and officials are trying to locate 125 people believed to be linked with the case in the remote northeastern province of Bas-Uele in Congo.

The last time there was widespread of this epidemic, more than 11,000 people lost their lives across West Africa.

Investigators are yet to pinpoint how the first male victim was able to get himself with the virus, but in the last outbreak, the virus was said to be spread through bushmeat, such as apes.

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