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The Africa's centers for disease control and prevention is convening an urgent meeting with Congo and two of its neighboring countries amid an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. 80 deaths and nearly 250 suspected cases are attributed to the outbreak.
It's happening in the remote Ituri province.
One other death has been reported in Uganda.
This morning health officials are concerned that conventional treatments may not be effective against this strain of the highly infectious virus.
MTS Tyab is tracking all the latest details from our London newsroom.
MTS, Adriana, good morning to you.
Well, the world was alerted of this fast-moving and deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus just yesterday.
Now, the Democratic Republic of Congo's government has said it's activated a public health emergency operations center, strengthened epidemiological and laboratory surveillance, and ordered the rapid deployment of response teams.
All part of attempts to contain this deeply serious outbreak.
This remote corner of the eastern Congo is on edge.
And in a nearby gold mining area, Ebola is spreading fast and people are dying.
John Kasembo is a motorcycle taxi driver.
"We are very afraid," he says.
"Since the beginning of May, many people have died and it keeps happening."
Kasembo is right to be afraid.
Ebola, which is spread through direct contact with bodily fluids and through broken [music] skin, causes severe bleeding and organ failure.
There's no proven cure for the virus and according to the World Health Organization, the average fatality rate is around 50%.
CBS News medical correspondent Dr.
Celine Gounder.
So, we're dealing with an Ebola strain for which we have no vaccines or treatments.
And then it's also an area where you have a lot of gold miners who are migrant workers.
And this is exactly the the situation in the West African outbreak where you had open borders, migrants, cities.
And that is that spells trouble.
This is the Democratic Republic of Congo's 17th outbreak of the deadly viral disease, and it's unfolding against the backdrop of a deepening security crisis where clashes between rival militia groups have killed dozens of civilians in recent weeks.
Abdirahman Mahmoud is with the World Health Organization.
Well, we know very well that the country has experienced, but the region where it is happening is highly volatile with the humanitarian going on and the population moving around.
So, our response is to stand with the regional government with the regional government and the country neighbor in terms of solidarity to show again that they can control this outbreak.
And Ebola was first discovered back in 1976 in what is now the DRC and is thought to have spread from bats.
Now, this morning health experts are warning the Trump administration's dismantling of USAID and the withdrawal from the WHO may have a serious impact on the global effort to contain this deadly virus.
Meg.
MTS, thank you.
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