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Ebola death toll pushes fatality rate above 50%
The outbreak has caused 10,414 confirmed infections and 5,372 deaths, putting its fatality rate above 50%. Hundreds of deaths were added to the Congo toll, a sharp rise that highlights the outbreak’s deadly impact for people there.
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