00:00For more information, the Democrat Republic of the Congo continues to face a severe Ebola outbreak that has left nearly
00:06400 people dead.
00:08There have been more than 1,300 confirmed cases, with 609 patients currently undergoing treatment and 189 who have recovered.
00:18The epidemic is concentrated in the provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu, where health measures have been intensified.
00:25The virus is primarily transmitted by fruit bats and other jungle animals and spread throughout contact with the bodily fluids
00:33of infected individuals.
00:36In this scenario, authorities have maintained active surveillance against the disease, which continues to pose a threat to the Congolese
00:43population.
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