DR Congo: DRC: Seven children a day on average have died of Ebola, with under-fives at greatest risk
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A reported update says that in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, seven children a day on average have died of Ebola, with under-fives described as at greatest risk. [1]
The headline presents this as an attributed report rather than a confirmed assessment, and it specifically singles out children and under-fives. [1]
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10/100
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routine human impact
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