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November 10, 2014

Fewer Ebola infections through burials
Geneva (AFP) Nov 07, 2014
Far fewer people are being infected with the deadly Ebola virus through unsafe burials thanks to vigorous efforts to make them safer, the World Health Organization said Friday. While nearly 60 percent of all Ebola infections in August happened in connection with handling highly contagious dead bodies and customs and practices linked to burials, that number has now fallen to around 20 percent in some places, said Pierre Formenty, a top WHO Ebola expert. "The tendency is really that in many places ... read more

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