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Ebola case confirmed in major city in Democratic Republic of Congo

By Michael Le Page

18 July 2019

A CASE of Ebola has been confirmed in Goma, the first in a major city since the outbreak that has killed 1700 people began in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last year.

That is despite efforts to contain the virus, including giving around 160,000 people a vaccine made by Merck that seems to be 97 per cent effective. But the Wellcome Trust, a health charity, warned supplies of this could run out. It urged the use of a second vaccine, made by Johnson & Johnson.

DRC health minister Oly Ilunga responded by saying there is no need for another…

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