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The Democratic Republic of Congo could be declared Ebola-free in late November, as its two-month outbreak apparently fizzles out, the World Health Organization said today.

The DRC outbreak, which involves a separate strain of Ebola from the one raging in west Africa, began in August.

There have been 66 cases and 49 deaths — including eight fatalities among healthcare workers — and the authorities have been working hand in hand with WHO to monitor anyone who had contact with a sufferer.

“All the contacts have been traced and monitored, and the last one has now tested negative for Ebola twice, having recovered,” WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib told reporters.

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