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May 3, 1999 Ebola-Like Outbreak In Congo ... Sudan Threatened
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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, specifically Durba - the Watsa Zone, in the north-eastern part of the country -,  Doctors are reporting the outbreak of  the CCHF or Ebola virus which began this past January continues to spread slowly. CNN is reporting this as news, but in fact the disease spread is more indicative of CCHF -Crimea Congo Haemorragic Fever - than it is of Ebola.

So far, the disease seems to have affected gold miners at a state run mine near Durba. Both Ebola and CCHF have a pattern of incubating in caves, or otherwise underground.

According to government sources in Kinshasa, at least sifty-four people have already died from the virus, which has a high kill rate, and sporadic cases have been reported within 50km of the Sudanese border..

Ebola is highly infectious and has no known cure. It is spread by contact with the body fluids of an infected victim. Its kill rate is 90%, compared to about 30% for CCHF.

The most common 'infected victim' is the monkey, and handling infected monkeys, or eating the meat of one, is a common form of transmission.

In 1995, an outbreak of the Ebola virus killed 345 people.

Security conditions in this part of Congo remain hazardous, and accurate information retrieval is a problem. A team from Doctors Without Borders is on its way, and th World Health Organization is monitoring the situation closely.

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