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Ebola outbreak reaches 10,000 cases

The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak has surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases, with 96 new cases reported as of October 25th per Africa CDC.

Health workers are facing deadly attacks, including the killing of a nurse responding to cases, as the virus spreads rapidly through the region, Al Jazeera reports.

The outbreak is the fastest-growing in DRC's history, with increasing numbers of infections and significant challenges for medical personnel, according to Outbreak News Today.

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01outbreaknewstodayoutbreaknewstoday.substack.com · 29 OctEbola outbreak update through October 27 02acpacp.cd · 29 OctEbola in DRC: 96 new cases reported as of October 25th (Africa CDC) 03aljazeeraaljazeera.com · 27 OctEbola cases in DR Congo surpass 10,000 in fastest-growing outbreak 04newsnews.sky.com · 27 OctEbola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo surpass 10,000 as nurse treating patients is killed by mob 05outbreaknewstodayoutbreaknewstoday.substack.com · 27 OctDRC’s 17th Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 confirmed cases 06eastleighvoiceeastleighvoice.co.ke · 27 OctDRC's Ebola cases near 10,000 as health workers face deadly attacks 07blueprintblueprint.ng · 27 OctEbola: Attackers kill nurse, injure health worker responding to case 08jpostjpost.com · 27 OctOne health worker raising Ebola awareness killed, another wounded in Congo

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Here it turns on organisms: Ebola outbreak, confirmed cases, deadly attacks and killing of a nurse.

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The floor of bodies and health. In this briefing: Ebola outbreak, confirmed cases, deadly attacks, killing of a nurse.

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