(Bloomberg) -- As many as 1,504 people have died after being infected by the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the outbreak began in August.
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There have been 2,275 confirmed cases, according to the latest report from the World Health Organization.
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Several cases were confirmed in neighboring Uganda in June, raising fears of a wider contagion, but after it was contained in that country, the virus has not spread to other states.
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