WHO: Over 900 suspected Ebola
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WHO: Over 900 suspected Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Over 900 suspected cases of Ebola have been identified in conflict-affected areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday night.

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Local health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the WHO have presented differing figures about the ongoing Ebola outbreak that has hit the country.

WHO has slightly increased the number of identified suspected cases.

"As surveillance efforts have been stepped up as part of the Ebola response, more than 900 suspected cases have been identified to date," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on social media, without mentioning the death toll.

This weekend, the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ministry of Health said 867 suspected cases had been identified and that 204 people had died.

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