Medics challenged as Ebola spreads to Congo's conflict zone

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Medics challenged as Ebola spreads to Congo's conflict zone
By  Susan McFarland

ug. 25 (UPI) -- Medical teams fighting to stop the spread of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing dangers other than the disease itself as it has spread to areas surrounded by anti-government rebels.

Peter Salama, World Health Organisation emergencies chief, said in a statement Friday there were 103 confirmed cases and 63 deaths in this latest outbreak, centered in the eastern province of North Kivu.

North Kivu province is home to more than 1 million people displaced amid fighting between the government and militant groups. There also is frequent cross-border trade with Uganda, which could complicate containment of the disease.

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