The Ebola outbreak which started in August, in the Democratic Republic of Congo's conflict-torn border province of North Kivu has surpassed 550 cases as of December 19. According to the World Health Organization, the Democratic Republic of Congo has 560 confirmed cases of Ebola patients, including 336 deaths as of December 19. 193 people have recovered from Ebola and 87 cases are still under investigation. Ebola cases have also been reported in North Kivu's neighboring Ituri province. The current outbreak has a case fatality rate of approximately 58%. According to the World Health Organization, the Democratic Republic of Congo's minister of health, Dr Oly Ilunga Kalenga, MD, PhD, visited the affected cities of Beni, Goma and Butembo in North Kivu province to prepare for s third strategic response plan, which will cover the period from February to April 2019. In a statement cited by CNN, Congo's health ministry said "This constant adaptation of the nationa...
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