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Congo Reports New Ebola Outbreak in North Kivu, Reuters Says

Congo Reports New Ebola Outbreak in North Kivu, Reuters Says

(Bloomberg) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo said there is a new outbreak of the Ebola virus, this time in the province of North Kivu, near Congo’s border with Uganda, Reuters reported, citing Governor Julien Paluku.

Just a week ago, Congo declared an end to its ninth outbreak of Ebola that killed 33 people. That outbreak was in Equateur province in northwest Congo.

To contact the reporter on this story: Renee Bonorchis in Johannesburg at rbonorchis@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Alastair Reed at areed12@bloomberg.net, Paul Richardson

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