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Ebola survivors comfort sick children in Congo's isolation wards | Reuters

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Ebola survivors comfort sick children in Congo's isolation wards

In Butembo, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebola survivors like Jerkis Mahamba are working in isolation wards to comfort and care for sick children during the current outbreak. The outbreak, involving the Bundibugyo strain, has killed more than 5,300 people with a fatality rate above 50%.

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