EXPLAINER | How the DRC’s Ebola outbreak became the second most lethal on record
What to know about EXPLAINER
By Clement Bonnerot and Jessica Donati The ongoing Ebola outbreak is now the second most lethal on record and the deadliest in the history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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What happened
By Clement Bonnerot and Jessica Donati The ongoing Ebola outbreak is now the second most lethal on record and the deadliest in the history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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