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Ebola Reaches Kisangani as Death Toll Hits 600 and Cases Total 1,759

Two suspected Ebola cases are reported in Kisangani as the Democratic Republic of the Congo records 1,759 confirmed cases and 600 deaths, authorities say.The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo variant, for which no approved vaccine or treatment exists; clinical trials for two candidate therapies have begun and the World Health Organization has authorized emergency use of a molecular diagnostic test.Kinshasa has tightened airport screening, banned public gatherings in Kinshasa, Tshopo, Haut-Uele and Bas-Uele and imposed a 21-day travel restriction for people from affected provinces while response teams battle funding shortfalls, attacks on health centers and cross-border spread to Uganda.
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