Ebola virus reaches eastern Congo city
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The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached the city of Goma, raising fears that the epidemic could escalate
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Health zones with confirmed Ebola cases
Ebola-affected provinces
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D.R. CONGO
Kinshasa
Detail map
500km 310 miles
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SOUTH SUDAN
Ariwara
ITURI PROVINCE
Bunia
Mabalako
Butembo
Beni Kasese
UGANDA
Lake Edward
Katwa
RWANDA
Kampala
Lake Victoria
TANZANIA
Kigali
Lake Kivu
Lake Albert

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
2,501 cases 
1,668  deaths
(at July 14, 2019)

NORTH KIVU PROVINCE

Aug 2018, Mangina Outbreak declared

Jul 14, 2019, Goma: First case confirmed in major transport hub – home to two million people

60 miles 100km
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Ebola cases by week of illness onset (at July 7, 2019)

100 
75 
50 
25 
0  Jul 23 Aug 13 Sep 3 Sep 24 Oct 15 Nov 5 Nov 26 Dec 17 Jan 7 Jan 28 Feb 18 Mar 11 Apr 1 Apr 22 May 13 Jun 3 Jun 24

Confirmed Probable
2018 2019
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Sources: Associated Press, World Health Organization    © GRAPHIC NEWS