Plague Outbreak Kills Dozens

The World Health Organization has confirmed that 61 diamond miners have been killed by the plague in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Many of the 7,000 miners working in Zobia, north of the city of Kisangani, have fled since the outbreak began two months ago, and could have spread the highly contagious disease, the United Nations agency said.

Treatment requires isolation and administration of antibiotics and, unfortunately, it appears that they are just getting started.