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Congo declares end to Ebola outbreak after 4 deaths

Congolese Health Minister Oly Ilunga has declared the end of an Ebola outbreak in a remote northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo which caused four deaths in the area. <br/><br/>On May 12, officials declared an outbreak of the highly contagious disease, the eighth to date in the sprawling country, in Bas-Uele province an equatorial forest zone near the Central African Republic.<br/><br/>Ilunga said none of the 105 suspected cases had tested positive and that the country had recorded no new cases since June 2. An Ebola outbreak in 2014 left 11,300 people dead, mainly in west Africa.

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