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To: Marshhawk who wrote (1861)	9/11/1999 3:53:00 PM
From: bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2769

Ebola like virus lkills 73 in Congo gold mine Kinshasa--an ebola like virus festering in a Congolese gold mine has killed 73 people, health officials siad yesterday. "There are dead rats, bats and even human bodies decomposing in these mines," Floribond Tshoko, an epidemiologist of the world Health Organization, said. The fever has killed 73 of 88 people affected in Durba. Mr. Tshoko said measures should be taken to close down the mines, as three quarters of the suspected 88 cases registered since Nov 1998, were gold diggers who entered the mines illegally,without protective equipment. The gold mines in Durba are jointly owned by the state Office des Mines de Kilomoto and Canadian gold mining company Barrick gold Corp.Barrick pulled out of the operations in Durba when a war between Tutsi led rebels and the govt. broke out in 1998. It is unclear who would have the authority to close down the mines.--The Financial Post