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Ebola surpasses 5,000 cases in DR Congo

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The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 5,000 cases and remains far from under control, according to the World Health Organization. Its Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, considers the risk of international spread high, while the Congolese response has been criticised for being slow and poorly organised.

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