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Kenya Ebola cases rise to 8 as outbreak spreads in Congo
Original: Ebola: Kenya cases rise to 8, spreads to 8th Congo province
Health authorities in Kenya have confirmed eight Ebola cases, while the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now reached an eighth province. The simultaneous spread in two countries is raising concern among regional health officials about containment efforts and the risk of wider transmission across East and Central Africa.
Why now: The confirmed rise in cases and geographic spread of Ebola are raising fresh fears of a wider regional outbreak.
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