Brazil monitors two patients for possible Ebola as DR Congo outbreak surpasses 1,000 cases
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Patrick Jackson
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Summary
Brazil is monitoring two patients for possible Ebola infection amid the ongoing outbreak in DR Congo, which has over 1,000 suspected cases and at least 246 deaths. The outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain, which has no proven vaccine and kills about a third of those infected. Both patients in Brazil have already been diagnosed with other conditions—one with meningitis and one with malaria—and are being monitored for Ebola. If confirmed, these would be the first infection cases outside Africa since the outbreak began.
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The current outbreak has been caused by a rare strain of Ebola known as Bundibugyo, which has no proven vaccine and kills about a third of those infected.
In São Paulo, the man from DR Congo tested positive for meningitis and is in a serious condition, while in Rio, the Belgian patient tested positive for malaria.
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