906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths from Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, WHO says

906 casi sospetti e 223 morti sospette per il ceppo di Ebola di Bundibugyo, dice l’OMS

Children run alongside a woman on her tricycle, after Uganda closed its borders with the Democratic Republic of Congo, as authorities intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, at the Mpondwe border post, in in (Reuters)

By Olivia Le Poidevin

GENEVA, May 29 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Friday that there are 906 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 223 suspected deaths that are being investigated.

An outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola is continuing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with cases also reported in Uganda. There are currently no approved vaccines or therapies specifically for the Bundibugyo virus disease, the WHO said.

(Reporting by Olivia Le Poidevin Editing by Madeline Chambers)

di Olivia Le Poidevin

GENEVA, 29 maggio (Reuters) - L’Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità ha dichiarato venerdì che ci sono 906 casi sospetti di Ebola nella Repubblica Democratica del Congo, tra cui 223 morti sospette su cui si sta indagando.

Un’epidemia del ceppo Bundibugyo dell’Ebola continua nella Repubblica Democratica del Congo, con casi reporter anche in Uganda. Al momento non esistono vaccini o terapie approvate specificamente per la malattia da virus Bundibugyo, ha dichiarato l’OMS.

(Reporter Olivia Le Poidevin, editor Madeline Chambers)

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906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths from Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, WHO says

906 casi sospetti e 223 morti sospette per il ceppo di Ebola di Bundibugyo, dice l’OMS

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