Ebola outbreak in DRC has peaked, say authorities, as infection rates slow

Almost 3,500 people have died in outbreak and experts say more must be done to ensure Bundibugyo is under controlAuthorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have announced that the Ebola outbreak ravaging parts of the country has reached its peak.For the first time since the epidemic was declared in May, the numbers of people becoming infected is slowing down, according to officials.

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