Congolese President says Ebola should be eradicated by end of year

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has said the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo should be eradicated by the end of the year.

Tshisekedi said this during a visit to Berlin on Friday.

"We can say with satisfaction that it has been eradicated in northern and southern Kivu. There are still a few isolated cases in Ituri (province) but we think that by the end of the year we can completely stop the disease", he said.

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