Ebola Suspected in Deaths of 48
From Times Wire Reports
An Ebola outbreak is suspected in the deaths of 48 people in the Republic of Congo and many others are sick, officials said.
Experts in the Cuvette West region are taking blood tests amid “strong” suspicions that the disease is Ebola, said Joseph Mboussa of the Health Ministry.
The outbreak is thought to be linked to the consumption of infected monkey meat.
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