HEALTHARS TECHNICA
Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and "spreading rapidly"
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ituri province has become the third largest on record, with 750 cases and 177 deaths reported. The World Health Organization (WHO) warns it is spreading rapidly, with risk levels upgraded to 'very high' nationally, while acknowledging delayed detection exacerbated the crisis.
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