WHO: Second Ebola case confirmed in Congo

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Johannesburg, Sha'ban 19, 1438, May 15, 2017, SPA -- A second Ebola case has been confirmed in Congo, the World Health Organization said Monday, according to dpa. "So far there are 19 suspect cases, including three deaths and two lab-confirmed cases," a WHO spokesman in Geneva said via e-mail. The first case was confirmed last week in Bas-Uele province in the north-east. The WHO has said the outbreak appears to be limited to that remote area, and that there is no need for travel restrictions for the time being. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention - a continent-wide mechanism to monitor disease outbreaks - said it had activated its emergency operational centre to monitor the situation in Congo. --SPA 13:43 LOCAL TIME 10:43 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w401301

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