HealthChildren account for 1 in 4 deaths in Congo’s deadliest Ebola outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo is battling its deadliest Ebola outbreak, caused by a rare strain with no approved treatment. Experts say children are bearing the brunt: they are losing parents, the estimated fatality rate is 60 per cent, and children make up more than a quarter of deaths.
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Children account for 1 in 4 deaths in Congo’s deadliest Ebola outbreak