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After nearly 12 months and 2500 cases, two weeks ago the WHO declared the DRC Ebola Outbreak A PHEIC - a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. While the deteriorating security situation in the region was a prime concern, so too was the recent discovery of the first case in the city of Goma.
Overnight it was reported that a second case - apparently unrelated to the first - has died in Goma, which is home to two million people.While we await further details, this morning the WHO held a 1-year-anniversary press conference (see audio link below), which includes a lengthy Q&A with journalists. Some of the audio is a bit muffled, but most of it can be understood.
While I cover Ebola in this blog, I don't follow it as closely as Crof at Crofsblog, who does a tremendous job of covering this outbreak on a daily basis.
