EBOLA DEATH TOLL SURPASSES 200 IN DR CONGO AS VIRUS SPREADS ACROSS EASTERN PROVINCES. (PHOTO).

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 Ebola death toll surpasses 200 in DR Congo as virus spreads across eastern provinces The death toll from the Ebola virus surpassed the 200 mark Thursday as infections surged in the outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said in an update. Confirmed cases of the disease have climbed to 875, including 202 deaths, since the outbreak was declared on May 15, with a mortality rate of 23%, Africa CDC data showed. The virus is spreading across the eastern provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu, with Ituri accounting for nearly 95% of the cases. Donors and partners have pledged $910 million to support the Ebola response in the Congo and Uganda, according to Africa CDC, Anadolu Agency reported. The pledges were made during a recent meeting of African leaders and partners dedicated to the current disease outbreak. In a statement, the health body said the amount includes $80 million from African Union mem...

A MEDICAL EVACUATION PLANE WITH 7 PEOPLE,DISAPPEARED YESTERDAY NIGHT OFF SENEGAL COAST.

                 According to the Senegalese civil aviation authority said to day sunday that a medical evacuation plane with seven people on board,including a French patient,disappeared off the coast of Senegal yesterday saturday night,during a flight from Burkina Faso to Darkar.The private Senegal air plane from Ouagadougou disappeared from radar screens at 7:08pm west of Dakar.The army has sent out two planes and a naval vessel to look for the plane.The plane was carrying three crew members,a doctor and two nurses as well as the patient.Those on board included two Algerians and a citizen of Congo,although the aviation authority did not specify whether this meant the Democratic Republic of Congo or Republic of Congo.The plane,chartered by SOS Medicin Senegal ,had left Ouagadougou at 4:30pm.

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