7 in 10 infected with Ebola die, WHO says

Posted October 14, 2014 6:45 pm.

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The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that Ebola is killing seven of every 10 people infected with the deadly disease. And the UN agency expects Ebola could infect 10,000 people a week by November.

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