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Ebola strain in DR Congo has 'very high lethality rate:' Health minister

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16-05-2026 | 10:20

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Ebola strain in DR Congo has 'very high lethality rate:' Health minister

The Ebola strain in the latest outbreak in DR Congo has a "very high lethality rate," and there is no vaccine or treatment available for it, Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba said Saturday.

"The Bundibugyo strain has no vaccine, no specific treatment," Kamba told a press briefing in Kinshasa, adding: "This strain has a very high lethality rate, which can reach 50 percent."

The latest outbreak has already caused 80 deaths, authorities said earlier Saturday.

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