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Catholic Priest Infected With Ebola

Posted by Thandiubani on Fri 25th May, 2018 - tori.ng

The spread of deadly Ebola virus has continued as a Catholic priest has now being infected leaving many in a state of fear.


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Deadly disease, Ebola, is spreading in Democratic Republic of Congo as a Catholic priest has been quarantined after being infected with the virus, according to a report by AFP.
 
Medical sources on Thursday revealed that the Catholic priest was infected in the town of Mbandaka.
 
“We have quarantined a priest from the diocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro who tested positive” for the Ebola virus, a medical source told AFP on condition of anonymity. Religious authorities could not be immediately contacted.
 
DRC health officials launched a small, targeted vaccination campaign this week to help rein in the latest Ebola outbreak in the country, which so far has claimed 27 lives.
 
Kinshasa announced on May 8 that there had been cases of the notorious haemorrhagic fever in a remote northwestern district called Bikoro.
 
Last Thursday, the first case was reported in a city — Mbandaka, a transport hub located on the Congo River.
 
According to a World Health Organization count, 58 cases have been identified since early April. It was not possible to establish on Thursday whether the priest was among them.
 


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