New cases of Congo plague but appears contained

Doctors have found at least 60 new cases of plague in eastern Congo but the disease does not appear to be spreading beyond the mining town where it broke out, aid workers said on Monday. Pneumonic plague, which is highly contagious, broke out two months ago in Zobia, a town that was home to at least 7,000 diamond miners, some 300 km (186 ...

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