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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ben West and Natalie Wilson

HISTORICAL FACTS: Is it safe to travel to africa during the ebola outbreak - The Untold Story

A Kenyan citizen died in Nairobi after testing positive for the Bundibugyo virus - (Getty Images)

An ongoing Ebola virus outbreak across East and Central Africa has heightened safety concerns among prospective travellers to the region.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the current outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola a “public health emergency of international concern” on 17 May.

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