Death Toll Reaches 13 in Ebola Outbreak
An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Gabon’s remote northeastern jungles appeared to be spreading as the death toll rose to 13.
Health authorities have identified 19 suspected cases, World Health Organization spokesman Gregory Hartl said in Geneva. That is three more than Monday, when the death toll stood at 12.
Only two cases have been confirmed through laboratory tests, but medical officials say symptoms in the other 17 cases strongly suggest Ebola, which bleeds its victims to death and has no known cure.
The first death in the outbreak was recorded Dec. 2.
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