HEALTHJun 13 · 13:00 UTCSTAT NEWSHelen Branswell

WHO director-general is profoundly concerned after visit to Ebola outbreak area

The WHO director-general is deeply concerned about the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, which is the third largest on record. The outbreak has resulted in at least 708 confirmed cases and 141 deaths across the two countries.

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