Death toll tops 1,500 in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, Congo says
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"Death toll tops 1,500 in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, Congo says" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (4)
- U.N. Warns of Growing Hunger Crisis in Eastern Congo Amid Ebola Outbreak Democracy Now! · 5h ago
- UN Warns Ebola Response Must Triple as Congo Outbreak Threatens Wider Regional Spread Bloomberg · 6h ago
- Congo says the death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500 ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 6h ago
- Death toll tops 1,500 in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, Congo says AP News · 6h ago
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