Prognosis
Congo Announces End to 2nd Deadliest Ebola Outbreak Ever
Eastern Congo has marked an official end to the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history that killed 2,280 people over nearly two years as armed groups and community mistrust undermined the promise of new vaccines.
A man washes his hands with chlorine as a Unicef health worker takes his temperature at a washing station in Goma, in 2019.
Photographer: Pamela Tulizo/AFP via Getty Images
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Beni, Congo (AP) -- Eastern Congo marked an official end Thursday to the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which killed 2,280 people over nearly two years, as armed rebels and community mistrust undermined the promise of new vaccines.