Second Ebola patient dies in northwestern Congo, WHO says

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A second Ebola patient has died in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday, days into a fresh outbreak of the deadly disease.

Genetic testing showed an infection confirmed last week in the city of Mbandaka was a new “spillover event”, a transmission from an infected animal, and not linked to any previous outbreaks, said the National Institute of Biomedical Research.

The first patient began showing symptoms on April 5, but did not seek treatment for more than a week. He died in an Ebola treatment centre on April 21. At least 145 people came into contact with the confirmed cases and their health is being closely monitored, the WHO said.

 

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