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MSF Starts Emergency Rabies Intervention

17:16 Aug 23 2013 Congo

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[MSF]In an extraordinary move, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has started a rabies intervention in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after an alarming number of people were bitten by rabid dogs. With ten deaths reported already, the emergency intervention aims to prevent any further fatalities from this neglected disease.
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