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Rwanda ramps up Ebola precautions amid DRC outbreak

Rwanda's health minister announces stepped-up Ebola precautions as DRC outbreak reaches 808 cases.

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Rwandan Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana announced that the country is stepping up precautions against Ebola, noting the spread of the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo came as a surprise. The outbreak, declared on May 15, has now reached 808 confirmed cases and 192 deaths in the DRC, according to the World Health Organization. Rwanda is taking proactive measures to prevent cross-border transmission.
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