BENI, Congo—A second case and death from Ebola has been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, according to officials. The victim was a 60-year-old woman who died Feb. 10 in the health zone of Biena, according to provincial health minister Nzanzu Syalita. He said she had been to the same health post as the first victim. Health officials had confirmed a case of Ebola on Feb. 14 in another woman who was from the village of Biena and died in Butembo. The two cases have created panic and frustration among the inhabitants, the governor’s delegate in the Biena health zone, Longs Mabanga Julio, said. The health ministry said it has deployed authorities to the Biena and Katwa health zones to trace more than 100 contacts. Syalita, the provincial health minister, said the second victim’s body was handled by members of the community before burial, increasing worries of spread …
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