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Congo Ebola outbreak kills more than 5,000

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in Democratic ​Republic of Congo has surpassed 5,000, government data showed on Friday, as authorities had yet to find a way to control the country’s deadliest Ebola epidemic on record. There are no ‌approved treatments ‌or vaccines to ​combat ‌the rare ⁠Bundibugyo ​species, which ⁠is behind the outbreak in the Central African country. It has infected more than 10,000 people since it was declared in May. Delayed detection, conflict and strained ⁠health serv