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Ebola outbreak death toll exceeds 5,300 in Africa

The outbreak, caused by the Bundib ug yo strain, has recorded 10,444 confirmed cases since it began in the Democratic Republic of Congo in mid-May, according to Africa CDC data.

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  • Africa CDC data puts the death toll at 5,376, with the vast majority of deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Medical Xpress

  • The outbreak has recorded 10,444 confirmed cases and a fatality rate of more than 50 per cent, and has spread to Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria. Medical XpressEuronews

  • Bundib ug yo is the strain causing the outbreak; no approved vaccine or treatment is currently available for it. Clinical trials have recently begun with a vaccine effective against a different strain. Medical Xpress