Ebola deaths top 2,000 as scientists race to develop vaccine
ORIGINAL REPORTOPEN UN NEWS REPORT ↗Local officials in the DR Congo (DRC) reported on Tuesday that deaths from the Ebola virus disease have surpassed 2,000, with half of that number in the last 20 This is the original publication from United Nations.
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Ebola deaths top 2,000 as scientists race to develop vaccine
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