The fatal Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading rapidly, the World Health Organization warned yesterday, despite accelerating efforts to tackle the virus. The WHO said it was still racing to catch up with the wo
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The fatal Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading rapidly, the World Health Organization warned yesterday, despite accelerating efforts to tackle the virus.
The WHO said it was still racing to catch up with the worsening situation gripping the northeastern DRC.
“The outbreak remains serious” and is “evolving so fast”, said Marie-Roseline Belizaire, the WHO Africa emergencies chief.
“However, I have seen a response that is growing stronger every day,” she told reporters in Geneva, speaking from Bunia, the capital of the DRC's Ituri province, the outbreak’s epicentre.
The outbreak was declared on May 15, though transmission had been going undetected for some time beforehand.
It is caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus, for which there is no vaccine or specific treatment.
