(task) WHO Investigates - Ebola - Democratic Republic of Congo

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> On Jul 4, 2015, at 7:04 AM, Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com> wrote:
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> Mike,
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> FYI . . .
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> Health officials in Democratic Republic of Congo <http://www.reuters.com/places/congo> are investigating a possible outbreak of Ebola in a village about 270 km (170 miles) northeast of the capital Kinshasa.
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> . . . Kabange said that six hunters fell ill on Friday with symptoms of Ebola including diarrhea, vomiting and bloody urine after killing an antelope the day before that had been stumbling and was probably sick. Four of the hunters have since died.
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> However, he said that none suffered from a fever, the earliest and most common symptom of the disease, suggesting that they may have suffered only from food poisoning. . . .
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> http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/07/02/us-health-ebola-congodemocratic-idUKKCN0PC1WI20150702
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> Kathy
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