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DR Congo's ebola epidemic widens on eve of first anniversary

Workers bury the remains of an Islamic scholar who had prayed over those who were sick but then himself died of Ebola

Workers bury the remains of an Islamic scholar who had prayed over those who were sick but then himself died of Ebola Source: AAP

A second person has died of Ebola on the Democratic Republic of Congo's border with Rwanda.


It comes as the country marks the first anniversary of its latest outbreak, with the World Health Organisation declaring it a global health emergency.


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