Ebola outbreak in Congo surpasses 5,000 deaths, spreads across borders

The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now caused over 5,000 deaths and more than 10,000 infections, with confirmed spread to neighboring countries. A case involving a sick individual who traveled through three countries before dying in Kenya underscores containment failures and the risk of wider regional transmission. The situation is developing, with uncertainty about the full extent of cross-border spread.

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