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Ebola: U.N. employee in eastern Congo tests positive

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A United Nations employee in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola, the first such case during the current outbreak, the head of U.N. peacekeeping mission there said on Friday.

“I am writing today to inform you that my leadership team and I have regretfully just received news that a U.N. colleague based in Beni has tested positive for Ebola.

“He is now receiving the necessary medical treatment,” Leila Zerrougui wrote in the letter seen by Media. (Reuters/NAN)

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