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Ebola 'spreading faster than any previous outbreak' in DR Congo, WHO warns
The World Health Organization warned that the Ebola virus is spreading faster in the Democratic Republic of Congo than in previous outbreaks, with over 2,000 confirmed cases and 796 deaths in two months. Health officials cite rapid spread, lack of an approved vaccine for the virus strain, and ongoing conflict as challenges to containment.
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- Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
- Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
- Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
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