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Americans in Congo may have had exposure to Ebola in outbreak, STAT News reports

Americans in Congo may have had exposure to Ebola in outbreak, STAT News reports

May 17 (Reuters) - A number of Americans currently ‌in the Democratic ‌Republic of Congo are believed ​to have had exposure to suspected cases in the country’s latest Ebola ‌outbreak, with ⁠several deemed to have had high-risk ⁠exposures, STAT News reported on Sunday.

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At least one ​of these ​individuals ​may have ‌developed symptoms, the report said.

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Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic ‌Republic of Congo ​and Uganda ​has ​been declared a ‌public health emergency of ​international ​concern by the World Health Organisation, after ​80 ‌suspected deaths.

(Reporting by Rishabh ​Jaiswal in BengaluruEditing by ​Nick Zieminski)