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| Africa: Subsaharan |
| Ebola town quarantined in Congo |
| 2005-05-22 |
 Authorities have sealed off the town at the centre of an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Congo in an attempt the stop the disease from spreading. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has placed the town of Etoumbi in north-western Congo under quarantine. Nothing is allowed in or out unless specially treated. Food is expected to be delivered today. Nine people have died so far in the outbreak which began about two weeks ago. It is believed that people became sick after eating a dead monkey that they found in the forest. Such meat remains a delicacy in the area despite warnings from health workers that it can be diseased. In the same region in 2003, 120 people died of Ebola. |
| Posted by:Spavirt Pheng6042 |