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A new epidemic
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the centre of the crisis, fear is widespread. The new strain, clade 1b, is likely to have fatality rates between 1.4% and 10%, with the rate in children at the higher end. medair, a charity running an isolation site near Goma, says 75% of cases there have bee...
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Published in: | The Economist (London) 2024-08, Vol.452 (9411), p.40 |
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Format: | Magazinearticle |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the centre of the crisis, fear is widespread. The new strain, clade 1b, is likely to have fatality rates between 1.4% and 10%, with the rate in children at the higher end. medair, a charity running an isolation site near Goma, says 75% of cases there have been kids under 10. [...]vaccine production is being ramped up. |
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ISSN: | 0013-0613 1476-8860 |