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"A single death can lead to up to 17 cases of transmission," WHO stated.
The DRC Ebola outbreak has claimed more than 900 lives, with health authorities reporting continued transmission across five provinces as WHO warns that the epidemic is spreading.
The World Health Organisation warned Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo at a faster pace than during any previous outbreak of the deadly virus.
South Sudan is scrambling to keep the deadly Ebola virus from crossing its borders, warning that conflict, mass displacement and porous frontiers have left the country dangerously exposed.
Uganda is deploying medical teams and expanding Ebola treatment support in eastern DR Congo as the worsening outbreak strains hospitals, threatens cross-border spread and faces funding shortages.
The Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo is under growing strain as health workers threaten to strike over unpaid allowances while infections and deaths continue to rise.
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