Congo declares end to latest Ebola outbreak in the east [View all]

BENI, Congo (AP) — Congolese officials on Thursday announced an end to an Ebola outbreak that had killed at least six people since October in the latest health challenge confronting the country's restive east.

The most recent outbreak erupted in North Kivu province, the same part of Congo where more than 2,200 people died during an earlier Ebola epidemic that began in 2018.

Congolese health workers had been able to "limit widespread infections and save lives," Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization's regional director for Africa, said.

"Crucial lessons are being learned and applied with every outbreak experience," she said.

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