WHO: Nearly 500 confirmed Ebola
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WHO: Nearly 500 confirmed Ebola cases in East Africa

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the ongoing outbreak in East Africa is expected to soon reach 500, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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A total of 471 cases have been confirmed, according to the WHO's latest situation update. 82 people have died.

The significant majority of cases are reported from Congo-Kinshasa, while neighboring Uganda has confirmed 19 cases.

The increase has been sharp in the past 24 hours, and the outbreak could get worse. According to estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the ongoing outbreak could be worse than the one that ravaged West Africa in 2014 without strong efforts.

Over 11,000 people died and 28,000 were infected with the hemorrhagic fever.

"That scale is possible," CDC Director Jason Asher said recently at a press conference.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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