In the center of Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is seeing continued spread of Ebola.

Scanning electron micrograph of the Ebola virus (in red). /Courtesy of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Reuters reported on the 27th (local time) that the DRC government tallied 1,203 confirmed Ebola cases as of the previous night. That is an increase of 200 from 1,003 on the 21st.

The total number of deaths after Ebola confirmation is 321.

Neighboring Uganda has also recently reported continued Ebola confirmations. Twenty people have tested positive, and two have died.

The DRC authorities' contact-tracing rate for Ebola infections stands at 55%. However, that is far from the African Union (AU) international health agency Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)'s estimate of about 12%.

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