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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The number of suspected Ebola cases in Congo’s southern Kasai province have more than doubled in a week since a new outbreak was confirmed there, Africa’s top public health agency said Thursday. The suspected cases have increased from 28 to 68 in recent days, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said at an online …

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s authorities announced earlier this week a new Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than a dozen people in a southern province. Samples analyzed at the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Kinshasa, the Congolese capital, confirmed the presence of the most virulent strain of the virus, known as “Zaire,” the earlier name of the country. …